Crap Towns / Keighley / Crime

How much crime is there in Keighley?

The police recorded 140 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Keighley from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 68.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 128, down from 146 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	146	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	147	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	128	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	68.1	34.1
Shoplifting	14.2	7.1
Public order	12.8	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.9	7.0
Other theft	8.8	5.4
Burglary	6.4	3.1
Vehicle crime	5.9	3.8
Other crime	4.5	2.0
Drugs	4.0	2.4
Robbery	1.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Keighley	–	140
Shipley	10.4 km	118
Thornton	9.6 km	115
Steeton	4.3 km	76.3
Bingley	5.7 km	73.4
Baildon	9.3 km	71.1
Haworth	4.4 km	65.2
Silsden	5.2 km	57.2
Ilkley	8.4 km	49.9
Menston	11.8 km	38.8
Burley in Wharfedale	11.5 km	31.6
The typical town	–	76.2