Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swires 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swires Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Killinghall Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vernon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vernon Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swires Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Killinghall Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swires Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Intake Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killinghall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killinghall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killinghall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Killinghall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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