Total Crime Rate

219.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.6 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 219.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Back Shaw Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 241st 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 Back Shaw Lane (BD21 5QU) in the last 12 months was 219.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Shaw Lane (BD21 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Shaw Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Back Shaw Lane area

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Data Sources

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