Total Crime Rate
79.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharfe View Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 681st 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 Wharfe View Road (LS29 8DY) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% higher than the Ilkley average (59.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wharfe View Road (LS29 8DY), 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 (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ilkley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Booths Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Railway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitton Croft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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