Crime Rates at The Leys, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 5PR

The Leys area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 101 local areas in Baildon , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Leys (BD17 5PR) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Baildon average (82.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leys (BD17 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Parade, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.