Total Crime Rate
65.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Damems Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 558th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Damems Lane (BD22 7AR) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Damems Lane (BD22 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Pastures (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bracken Bank Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Bank Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracken Bank Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Bank Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracken Bank Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Phoenix Pastures | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Pastures | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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