Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leicester Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 567th 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 Leicester Crescent (LS29 8DX) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Ilkley average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Crescent (LS29 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booths Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Brook Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitton Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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