Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.4 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 227.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwaite Lawn area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 352nd 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 Southwaite Lawn (LS14 6SR) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwaite Lawn (LS14 6SR), the main crime hotspot is near Easdale Mount. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwaite Lawn area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Mill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwaite Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brooklands Garth
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwaite Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwaite Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwaite Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwaite Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Southwaite Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southwaite Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easdale Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brooklands View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Mill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Mill Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield Way

Data Sources

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