Total Crime Rate

204.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 204.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heap Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heap Lane (BD3 0DT) in the last 12 months was 204.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heap Lane (BD3 0DT), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heap Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ribbleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ribbleton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Side Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Fields Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Fields Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Butler Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Storey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bolton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribbleton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scoresby Street
Sep 2025Public order Komla Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Welham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Side Terrace

Data Sources

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