Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briarwood Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 700th 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 Briarwood Avenue (BD20 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Keighley Central average (198.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Avenue (BD20 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westlea Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Briarwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Riddlesden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bar Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applegarth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime School House Fold Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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