Postcode district · Keighley
Crime in BD21
How much crime is recorded in BD21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 47,008 (2024)
BD21Postcode district · Keighley
How safe is BD21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BD21, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).
BD21National
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Burglary16.79.1
Shoplifting15.18.4
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime3.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.