Total Crime Rate

181.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 181.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Balfour Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Street (BD21 1JD) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (BD21 1JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rawling Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malsis Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Acres Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fanny Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fanny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Calton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hird Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Upper Hird Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lister Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Calton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Acres Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minnie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minnie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Otley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Row —
Apr 2026Public order Holycroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Calton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Apsley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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