Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Skelwith Walk area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 658th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skelwith Walk (LS14 6SU) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelwith Walk (LS14 6SU), the main crime hotspot is near Studfold View. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skelwith Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridle Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dufton Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dufton Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dufton Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dufton Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dufton Approach —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studfold View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Studfold View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Studfold View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Studfold View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dufton Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maryfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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