Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skipton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 484th 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 Skipton Road (LS29 9EW) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Ilkley average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skipton Road (LS29 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skipton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Cunliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Middleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bolton Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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