Total Crime Rate

162.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 162.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxford Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 369th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (BD2 4PW) in the last 12 months was 162.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (BD2 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near Wightman Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gainsborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wightman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peel Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Park Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Park Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Harrogate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elbow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowden Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wightman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wightman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Primary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buttermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Valley View Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beldon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Undercliffe Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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