Postcode · Ilkley
Crime in LS29 8DW
How much crime is recorded in LS29 8DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ilkley & Ben Rhydding
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
LS29 8DWIlkley
How safe is LS29 8DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS29 8DW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LS29 8DWNational
Shoplifting19.88.4
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary13.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.