Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Skipton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Skipton Road (BD20 6AS) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Keighley Central average (214.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skipton Road (BD20 6AS), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Gardens Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Keighley Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beatrice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badgers Drift | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Darley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royd Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royd Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pattie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pattie Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arctic Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arctic Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Gardens Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Gardens Lane | Under investigation |
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