Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swardale Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 988th 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 Swardale Road (LS14 5HN) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swardale Road (LS14 5HN), the main crime hotspot is near Eastwood Lane. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swardale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Green Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barwick Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swardale Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swarcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swarcliffe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swarcliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swardale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swarcliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwood Gate

Data Sources

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