Total Crime Rate
336.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Kensington Street (BD21 1DP) in the last 12 months was 336.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 205.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Street (BD21 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otley Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Street (23 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 | Damside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Browsholme Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Apsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lennie Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minnie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickles Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holycroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holycroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Otley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minnie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minnie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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