Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 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 91.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Aire Valley , and the 371st highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

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 West Lane (BD20 7AS) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.6% higher than the Aire Valley average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lane (BD20 7AS), the main crime hotspot is near Greenroyd Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosemount Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earls View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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