Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Low Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 512th lowest crime rate of 1,554 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 Low Close (LS29 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Ilkley average (59.3 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Close (LS29 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rupert Road, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Low Close area

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