Total Crime Rate
1950.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
813.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Row area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Row (BD21 2LL) in the last 12 months was 1950.6 per 1,000 residents and was 883.4% 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 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 813.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Row (BD21 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Street, where police recorded 141 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 | Other crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Half Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Starkie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Temple Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Row | Under investigation |
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