Total Crime Rate
216.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spencer Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 248th 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 Spencer Street (BD21 2BT) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spencer Street (BD21 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bow Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Half Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Row | Local resolution |
| 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 | Public order | George'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Town Hall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Town Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Town Hall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | George'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mornington Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Vernon Court | Under investigation |
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