Cross Hills
Cross Hills is a town in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 11,731. It has around 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, and 5 restaurants and cafés, with 19 bus stops and Steeton and Silsden railway station 2.2 km away. There were around 41 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cross Hills area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bradford area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 546,410 residents at roughly 1,491 people per km².
- Council
- Bradford
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Keighley
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 240th of 294 English council areas — better than 18% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 8° · 79% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:34
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
46US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▼ 86% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Crosshills · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour, Cross Hills Main Street.
- Cross-border crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,030 reported road collisions (2024)
294 killed or seriously injured · 1,332 casualties · 18.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
98 food businesses within 2 miles
- 87 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cononley (2.2 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cononley (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£185,028 average▲ 6% YoY
Across Bradford · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£749 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £553
- 2 bed £679
- 3 bed £813
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.7p · Asda (6.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (6.9 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Milligan's Field Car Park (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
546,410 residents in Bradford · 1,491/km²
- Under 16: 23%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 21 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (41% of 223,950)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
231 schools · 99,744 pupils
157 primary · 32 secondary · 42 other
Ofsted: 85 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
209inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordOutstanding
- Feversham Girls' Secondary AcademyOutstanding
- Beckfoot ThorntonGood
- Bronte Girls' AcademyGood
- Carlton KeighleyGood
- Dixons Cottingley AcademyGood
- Dixons McMillan AcademyGood
- Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyGood
- St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyGood
- Titus Salt SchoolGood
- Tong Leadership AcademyGood
- Trinity Academy BradfordGood
- Valley AcademyRequires improvement
- Parkside SchoolInadequate
- Beckfoot Oakbank
- Beckfoot School
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy
- Bingley Grammar School
- Bradford Forster Academy
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
- Carlton Bolling
- Co-op Academy Grange
- Dixons City Academy
- Dixons Kings Academy
- Dixons Trinity Academy
- Hanson Academy
- Ilkley Grammar School
- Immanuel College
- Oasis Academy Lister Park
- The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bradford
Care & health services
438 CQC-registered services
- Care homes107
- GP practices76
- Dentists106
- Homecare agencies109
- Hospitals & hospices13
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bradford
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 63 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
531 applications decided
86.6% granted · 460 granted, 71 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Reform UK (minority)
- Lab 17
- Con 18
- LD 4
- Grn 9
- Ref 28
- Oth 14
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
19,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £60,500 avg
e.g. Become a Chemistry Tutor in Cross Hills – Flexible & Remote, Sales Executive, Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£671 median full-time weekly pay
6.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£18,641 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
33% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 284,695 certificates
15.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.2 women · 57.4 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Skipton and Ripon:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership465 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership303 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban on sale of disposable BBQs246 local signatures · 17,688 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s238 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Kildwick · 0.3 km
Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven, is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley and had a population of 191 in 2001, rising slightly to 194 at the…
Church of St Andrew, Kildwick · 0.3 kmThe Church of St Andrew is an Anglican parish church in the village of Kildwick, North Yorkshire, England. A church has been in Kildwick since at least 950 AD, though the current structure dates back to the 16th centu…
Kildwick and Crosshills railway station · 0.3 kmKildwick and Crosshills [sic] was a railway station off Station Road in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, England. It served the villages of Cross Hills, Cowling, Glusburn, Kildwick and Sutton-in-Craven.
Cross Hills · 0.5 kmCross Hills is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Skipton and Keighley. The village is at the centre of a built-up area that includes the adjoining settlements of Glusburn, K…
South Craven School · 0.8 kmSouth Craven School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Cross Hills, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest school in the Craven District and carries over 1,700 pupils.
Kildwick Hall · 0.8 kmKildwick Hall is a historic building in Kildwick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cross Hills?
- Cross Hills is a town in West Yorkshire, England, in the Bradford local authority.
- What is the population of Cross Hills?
- Cross Hills has an approximate settlement population of 11,731.
- How deprived is Cross Hills?
- The Bradford local authority, which includes Cross Hills, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.