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

The Leys area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Baildon , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 61.8% lower than the Baildon average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leys (BD17 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Straits, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Parade (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.