Postcode · Ilkley
Crime in LS29 8FL
How much crime is recorded in LS29 8FL, 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
- 1,868 (2024)
LS29 8FLIlkley
How safe is LS29 8FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS29 8FL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8FLNational
Shoplifting13.18.4
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.