Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Wood area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 7th 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 High Wood (LS29 8SB) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Ilkley average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Wood (LS29 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Wood, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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