Crime Rate in Rothwell, ward

Rothwell has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1808th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 156th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rothwell in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rothwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 864 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,104 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rothwell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ingram Parade, with 94 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Castle Road (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.