Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Little Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 91st 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 Little Lane (LS29 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lane (LS29 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Backstone Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backstone Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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