Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Otley Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 633rd lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Otley Road (BD3 0LP) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Otley Road (BD3 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Wightman Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 31 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 | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Augustine'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wightman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wightman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harrogate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrogate Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Undercliffe Lane | — |
| 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 | Undercliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Undercliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Portsmouth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wightman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gainsborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welham Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welham Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Airedale Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peel Park View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Airedale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunnyside Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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