Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 465th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Street (BD21 2QL) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Street (BD21 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Leeds Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Crosby Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mohair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mohair Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lustre Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crosby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lismore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drewry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Simpson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Sladen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Grant Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grant Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redcliffe Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Redcliffe Grove | Under investigation |
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