Crime Rates at Valley Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8PF

Valley Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 678th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Drive (LS29 8PF) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (LS29 8PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dale Croft Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.