Total Crime Rate
45.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brae Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 342nd 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 Brae Avenue (BD2 4AY) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brae Avenue (BD2 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cliffe Wood View, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brae Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geraldton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brae Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brae Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Wood View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashbourne Mount | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cliffe Wood View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cliffe Wood View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cliffe Wood View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbourne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pirie Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pirie Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Botany Avenue | Under investigation |
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