Total Crime Rate

139.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 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 139.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 47.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Railway Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Road (LS29 8HT) in the last 12 months was 139.4 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Ilkley average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Road (LS29 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A65 —
Apr 2026Burglary Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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