Postcode · Keighley
Crime in BD21 2LE
How much crime is recorded in BD21 2LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Keighley Oakworth Road & West Lane
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
BD21 2LEKeighley
How safe is BD21 2LE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD21 2LE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
57.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BD21 2LENational
Violence and sexual offences50.123.6
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Burglary9.39.1
Drugs6.42.4
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.81.5
Other theft3.34.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.