Total Crime Rate

322.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 322.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

York Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 171st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (LS14 6AT) in the last 12 months was 322.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (LS14 6AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wykebeck Place, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wykebeck Gardens (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Selby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wykebeck Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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