Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wells Promenade area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Ilkley , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Wells Promenade (LS29 9JT) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Ilkley average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Promenade (LS29 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Promenade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booths Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitton Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Weston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Brook Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heather Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cunliffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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