Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lark Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 562nd 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 Lark Street (BD21 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lark Street (BD21 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mornington Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendal Mellor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Mellor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Mellor Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Mellor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Suresnes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crosby Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Row | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | — |
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