Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lion Court area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Wharfedale , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lion Court (LS29 7QX) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower than the Wharfedale average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lion Court (LS29 7QX), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wharfedale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aireville Terrace | Under investigation |
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