Crime and Safety in Keighley
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Keighley is the second most dangerous medium-sized town in West Yorkshire, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of West Yorkshire's 118 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Keighley in 2026 is 109 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to West Yorkshire's overall crime rate, coming in 13% higher than the West Yorkshire rate of 96 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Keighley is the 30th most dangerous medium-sized town, and the 552nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In August 2016, Keighley had the worst crime rate in West Yorkshire for theft from the person, with 11 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.18 per 1,000 daytime population. And in January 2026, Keighley was the worst medium-sized town in West Yorkshire for drugs, with 34 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.54 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2026 was also a bad month for Keighley residents, when it was West Yorkshire's most dangerous medium-sized town for theft from the person, recording 6 crimes at a rate of 0.10 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Keighley are violence and sexual offences, with 3,382 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 54. This is 5% lower than 2025's figure of 3,561 offences and a difference of 2.85 from 2025's crime rate of 57. Keighley's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 22 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 4.8% from 2025's figure of 21 crimes.
Keighley 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Medium-Sized Towns, West Yorkshire
28% higher, regional crime rate
Yorkshire and The Humber
51% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Keighley is 28% higher than Yorkshire and The Humber and 51% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Keighley Crime Rate Over Time
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Keighley Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Keighley represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Keighley's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Keighley up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Keighley's 1,856 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Keighley • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Keighley has a crime risk score of 664. This is based on analysis of 1,856 nearby areas within Keighley, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Keighley's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Keighley, crime risk scores are typically around 664, while in West Yorkshire they are average 638.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 691 (666 for West Yorkshire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 693 (West Yorkshire 702).
Trends in Crime Risk
Keighley
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 7% in Keighley's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Keighley's crime risk score is down by 6%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Keighley's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 6%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Keighley
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Keighley • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Burglary offences have a crime rate of 6.02 reports per 1,000 people in Keighley, which is 1.92 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 379 crime reports logged by West Yorkshire Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, West Yorkshire Police recorded 3,382 reports of Violence and Sexual Offences in Keighley, resulting in a crime rate of 54 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.77.
The crime rate for Public Order is 1.60 times the national average at 9.27 reports per 1,000. This is from 585 crime reports reported to West Yorkshire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Keighley
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.94 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 1.09 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 14% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.79 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.43 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 25% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.50 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 1.56 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 68% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Keighley
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.92 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 2.30 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 17% over this timeframe.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.86 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 2.17 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 14% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.42 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.62 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 32% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Keighley • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Keighley | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 900 | 14.29 | 1.01 | 28,357 | 10.30 | 0.73 | 77,875 | 12.35 | 0.87 |
| Bicycle Theft | 22 | 0.35 | 0.80 | 1,587 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 4,306 | 0.68 | 0.93 |
| Burglary | 379 | 6.02 | 1.92 | 14,188 | 5.18 | 1.65 | 27,843 | 4.41 | 1.41 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 486 | 7.71 | 1.23 | 20,740 | 7.54 | 1.20 | 47,570 | 7.55 | 1.20 |
| Drugs | 224 | 3.55 | 1.15 | 10,751 | 3.90 | 1.26 | 19,757 | 3.14 | 1.02 |
| Other Crime | 240 | 3.83 | 2.07 | 9,197 | 3.34 | 1.81 | 18,290 | 2.91 | 1.57 |
| Other Theft | 393 | 6.25 | 1.10 | 18,533 | 6.75 | 1.19 | 36,443 | 5.78 | 1.02 |
| Possession of Weapons | 60 | 0.95 | 1.12 | 2,561 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 5,827 | 0.93 | 1.09 |
| Public Order | 585 | 9.27 | 1.60 | 23,622 | 8.57 | 1.48 | 47,514 | 7.55 | 1.30 |
| Robbery | 74 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 3,718 | 1.35 | 1.14 | 7,156 | 1.13 | 0.96 |
| Shoplifting | 667 | 10.58 | 1.48 | 20,448 | 7.41 | 1.04 | 48,695 | 7.71 | 1.08 |
| Theft From the Person | 41 | 0.66 | 0.43 | 2,229 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 3,568 | 0.57 | 0.37 |
| Vehicle Crime | 310 | 4.91 | 1.14 | 15,694 | 5.69 | 1.32 | 30,637 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 3,382 | 53.66 | 1.77 | 122,302 | 44.42 | 1.46 | 239,898 | 38.04 | 1.25 |
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Total Crime by Year
Keighley | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 6,863 | 108.93 | 1.52 | 265,570 | 96.48 | 1.34 | 537,504 | 85.27 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 7,711 | 122.77 | 1.66 | 277,491 | 101.23 | 1.37 | 553,826 | 88.44 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | 7,515 | 120.17 | 1.60 | 287,194 | 105.62 | 1.40 | 576,330 | 93.00 | 1.23 |
| 2023 | 7,955 | 128.21 | 1.63 | 312,915 | 116.19 | 1.47 | 611,034 | 99.55 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 7,792 | 126.88 | 1.66 | 294,530 | 110.60 | 1.44 | 574,808 | 94.84 | 1.23 |
| 2021 | 6,994 | 114.13 | 1.67 | 250,751 | 94.53 | 1.38 | 501,180 | 83.02 | 1.21 |
| 2020 | 6,999 | 114.41 | 1.55 | 275,554 | 104.15 | 1.40 | 549,148 | 91.15 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 7,596 | 124.85 | 1.64 | 287,851 | 109.31 | 1.43 | 568,297 | 94.66 | 1.24 |
| 2018 | 6,373 | 105.06 | 1.48 | 256,214 | 97.73 | 1.37 | 514,090 | 85.73 | 1.21 |
| 2017 | 5,386 | 88.63 | 1.39 | 226,333 | 86.57 | 1.35 | 456,998 | 76.46 | 1.20 |
| 2016 | 1,589 | 26.15 | 1.39 | 67,845 | 26.03 | 1.36 | 133,274 | 22.31 | 1.17 |
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Keighley Compared to Nearby Medium-Sized Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Medium-Sized Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleford | 6,059 | 123.63 | 13% more dangerous |
| Keighley | 6,863 | 108.93 | - |
| Pontefract | 3,626 | 103.77 | 4.7% safer |
| Shipley | 1,779 | 95.13 | 13% safer |
| Morley | 4,230 | 95.96 | 12% safer |
| Batley | 4,131 | 88.83 | 18% safer |
| Brighouse | 2,918 | 83.30 | 24% safer |
| Pudsey | 3,056 | 80.60 | 26% safer |
| Holme Valley | 1,392 | 47.86 | 56% safer |
| Kirkburton | 1,221 | 45.34 | 58% safer |
Comparing Keighley to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 27% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 24% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 23% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 10% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 3.9% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 3.6% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 2.2% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 1.7% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 1.1% safer |
| Keighley | 108.93 | - |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 15% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Keighley's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Keighley that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire Park | 41 | 4 | 6 | - | 53 | 17 |
| Arncliffe Road Allotment Gardens | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 |
| Castle Hill Allotment Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 21 | 7 |
| Lund Park | 40 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 30 |
| Knowle Park Allotment Gardens | 21 | - | 1 | - | 27 | 9 |
| Victoria Park | 22 | 4 | 4 | - | 29 | 5 |
| Marley Activities and Coaching Centre | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Morton Cemetery | 8 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 9 |
| Holden Park | 5 | - | 3 | - | 10 | 34 |
| Whins Wood Recreation Ground | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 4 |
| King George V Playing Fields | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cliffe Castle Park | 23 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 69 | 29 |
| Yorkshire Gardens of Peace | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
Recent Crimes in Keighley
The 20 most recent crime reports in Keighley.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Spring Row | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Mayville Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Spring Row | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Gott'S Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Smith Street | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Calton Street | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near The Spinney | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Arnside Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Aireville Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Gott'S Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Exley Grove | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near A6035 | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Broomhill Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near George'S Square | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Leith Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gott'S Terrace | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Bronte Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Aireville Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Aireville Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Larkfield Terrace |
Methodology & Data Sources
Keighley Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Keighley during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Keighley Data Points
For Keighley, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04000165.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Keighley's daytime - or "workday" - population of 52,861 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Keighley