Total Crime Rate
91.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bent 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 Bent Lane (BD20 7QL) 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 Bent Lane (BD20 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemount Court, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earls View (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosemount Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earls View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scott Close | — |
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