Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vernon Court 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 Vernon Court (BD20 6LA) 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 Vernon Court (BD20 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bow Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mornington Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keighley Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Samuel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Mellor Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Mellor Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Campbell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earl Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Drake Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilkin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Campbell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sandywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bow Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Campbell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lawkholme Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lawkholme Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
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