Total Crime Rate
75.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Middleton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 658th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Avenue (LS29 0AD) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Ilkley average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Avenue (LS29 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Brook Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ilkley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Brook Street | — |
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