Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otley Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 352nd 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 Otley Road (BD3 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otley Road (BD3 0DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanacre Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Avenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Avenham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Undercliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Undercliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haslam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Undercliffe Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ayton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ayton Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ayton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ayton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Undercliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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