Total Crime Rate

318.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 318.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Yard area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 111th 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 Castle Yard (LS29 9DT) in the last 12 months was 318.0 per 1,000 residents and was 517.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Yard (LS29 9DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Brook Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booths Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitton Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunliffe Road —
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Data Sources

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