Crime Rate in Temple Newsam, ward

Temple Newsam has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2403rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 190th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Temple Newsam in the last 12 months was 83.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Leeds district average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Temple Newsam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 872 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 44.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,046 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Temple Newsam ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 153 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Further/Higher Educational Building (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.