Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westway area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 528th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westway (BD20 6HT) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westway (BD20 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Shann Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avondale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avondale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hallows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shann Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenya Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shann Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wardle Crescent | Under investigation |
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