Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Portsmouth Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 581st lowest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portsmouth Avenue (BD3 0JA) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Avenue (BD3 0JA), 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 Portsmouth Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sprinkwell Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Airedale College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Welham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Airedale Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airedale College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portsmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Northampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northallerton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northallerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanacre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanacre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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