Crime Rates at Sefton Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8SH

Sefton Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Craven , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,554 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Drive (LS29 8SH) in the last 12 months was 324.4 per 1,000 residents and was 437.4% higher than the Craven average (60.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Drive (LS29 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.