Postcode · Keighley
Crime in BD21 5EL
How much crime is recorded in BD21 5EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Keighley Exley Head
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
BD21 5ELKeighley
How safe is BD21 5EL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 69.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BD21 5EL area, more than double 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
69.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 5ELNational
Violence and sexual offences62.623.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Public order7.54.6
Burglary5.89.1
Other crime3.51.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.