Total Crime Rate
563.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Row | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cross Acres Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Acres Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minnie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minnie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starkie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Otley Street | Under investigation |
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