Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wickets area has the 77th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 633rd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Wickets (BD2 3JW) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wickets (BD2 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Vernon Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wickets area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Charnwood Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Leeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Higher Intake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blakehill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swires Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sixth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Intake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Intake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delverne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swires Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swires Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fagley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fagley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fagley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturges Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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