Postcode · Ilkley
Crime in LS29 8LU
How much crime is recorded in LS29 8LU, 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
- 1,966 (2024)
LS29 8LUIlkley
How safe is LS29 8LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LS29 8LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8LUNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.