Total Crime Rate

486.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 486.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Riverside 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 Riverside (BD21 4JP) 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 Riverside (BD21 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Beeches Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Riverside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strong Close Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strong Close Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clover Rise Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cherry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beeches Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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