Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 445th 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 East Avenue (BD21 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (BD21 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Earl Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in East Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hard Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flasby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Otterburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hard Ings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royd Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hard Ings Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Back Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Strawberry Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sand Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawkholme Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawkholme Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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