Total Crime Rate
486.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
171.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawkholme Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 48th 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 Lawkholme Lane (BD21 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 486.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.0% higher than the Keighley Central average (198.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawkholme Lane (BD21 3TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Strawberry Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanover Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A6035 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plover Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Towngate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6035 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A6035 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A6035 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A6035 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shed Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A6035 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shed Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Drill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Drill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Drill Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A6035 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bingley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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