Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swires Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 650th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swires Road (BD2 4RS) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swires Road (BD2 4RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvest Mews (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Killinghall Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mint Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vernon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vernon Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swires Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Killinghall Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kelvin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Way | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelvin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swires Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Intake Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sixth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Killinghall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Killinghall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Killinghall Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Killinghall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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