Crime Rates at West End, Leeds, LS12 5DR

West End area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Farnley & Wortley , and the 1186th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West End (LS12 5DR) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Farnley & Wortley average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West End (LS12 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Low Moorside Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.