Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwood Walk area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 690th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Walk (LS10 4FZ) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Walk (LS10 4FZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boulevard Rise, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Oaks (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kielder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Murray View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Murray Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Murray Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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