Crime Rate in Rothwell, ward

Rothwell has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1983rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 164th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rothwell in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rothwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 792 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 989 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rothwell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ingram Parade, with 91 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Castle Road (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.