Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southlea Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in Keighley Central , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southlea Avenue (BD22 7NL) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southlea Avenue (BD22 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Hareton Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southlea Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moorcroft Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hareton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scatcherd Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goose Cote Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Hill

Data Sources

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