Total Crime Rate

483.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 483.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Strong Close Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 1,554 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 Strong Close Way (BD21 4JS) in the last 12 months was 483.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% higher than the Keighley Central average (214.7 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 , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 185.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strong Close Way (BD21 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Beeches Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strong Close Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dalton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aireworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strong Close Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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