Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Joseph Street area has the 69th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 599th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joseph Street (BD3 9HR) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Street (BD3 9HR), the main crime hotspot is near New Augustus Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Joseph Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Augustus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Side Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dryden Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Augustus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Augustus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Augustus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Augustus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Augustus Street
Sep 2025Burglary New Augustus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Side Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary New Augustus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buck Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bolton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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