Total Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otley Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 387th 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 0JF) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otley Road (BD3 0JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wightman Street, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wightman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welham Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wightman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peel Park View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Airedale Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sycamore Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wightman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanacre Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
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