Total Crime Rate
323.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
185.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 105th 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 South Street (BD21 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 323.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 185.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Street (BD21 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Street, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Otley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Greengate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George'S Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Tennyson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Apsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pickles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Arcadia Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Calton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arcadia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cross Acres Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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