Total Crime Rate

563.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

333.3 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 563.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Other theft 60.6 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • 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

South Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (BD21 1SN) in the last 12 months was 563.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.2% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BD21 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Street, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Heber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cross Acres Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Acres Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minnie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minnie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Temple Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starkie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aireworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aireworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aireworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime George'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Row
Apr 2026Public order George'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Damside
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Damside
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Otley Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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