Postcode district · Ilkley
Crime in LS29
How much crime is recorded in LS29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bradford
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 42,895 (2024)
LS29Postcode district · Ilkley
How safe is LS29
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LS29, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
LS29National
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary8.09.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.