Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leamington Road 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 Leamington Road (LS29 8EN) 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 Leamington Road (LS29 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (8 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 | Lower Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mornington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A65 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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