Total Crime Rate
2604.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Market Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 6th 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 Market Street (BD21 5AD) in the last 12 months was 2604.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1113.1% 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 233 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 277 (≈ 1053.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Street (BD21 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beck Street, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keighley Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beck Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleece Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fleece Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleece Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleece Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleece Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Browsholme Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heber Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Heber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A629 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Damside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hanover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Beck Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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