Total Crime Rate

359.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 359.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.2 10/10
  • Drugs 49.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Squire Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Squire Lane (BD8 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 359.7 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 201.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Squire Lane (BD8 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Royd, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Lindum Terrace (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Squire Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Squire Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Royd Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Royd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Royd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Qureshi View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oak Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Qureshi View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Qureshi View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowgill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlisle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Salt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lister View Under investigation

Data Sources

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