Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Idle Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 566th 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 Idle Road (BD2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idle Road (BD2 4JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Idle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eccles Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Strathmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Askrigg Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eccles Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bolton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Idle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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