Total Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buttermere Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Buttermere Road (BD2 4JA) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buttermere Road (BD2 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bolton and Undercliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ennerdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Idle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elbow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodore Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pelham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Peel Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Askrigg Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lister Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lister Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lister Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Strathmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peel Park Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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