Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sledmere Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 438th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sledmere Lane (LS14 5DR) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sledmere Lane (LS14 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Farndale Garth. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sledmere Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farndale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sledmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherburn Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farndale Place —
Sep 2025Public order Baildon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farndale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farndale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baildon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherburn Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Green Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baildon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baildon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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