Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorside Close area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 546th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside Close (BD2 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Close (BD2 3HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carrier Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Leeds Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whitaker Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leafield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leafield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flower Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrier Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gaythorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrier Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Drive

Data Sources

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