Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melton Garth area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 852nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Garth (LS10 4RD) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Garth (LS10 4RD), the main crime hotspot is near Cranmore Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Moor Mews —
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Data Sources

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