Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heaton Road area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 744th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Road (BD8 8QX) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heaton Road (BD8 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Patent Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bolton and Undercliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Chad'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Springcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcliffe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springcliffe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Home View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Springcliffe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dartmouth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dartmouth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conduit Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rosebery Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rosebery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farcliffe Place | Under investigation |
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