Crime Rate in Ardsley & Robin Hood, ward

Ardsley & Robin Hood has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2857th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 192nd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ardsley & Robin Hood in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ardsley & Robin Hood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 896 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 45.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,073 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ardsley & Robin Hood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Leigh Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.