Total Crime Rate

223.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowland Close area has the 38th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 346th 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 Bowland Close (LS15 0EN) in the last 12 months was 223.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 148.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowland Close (LS15 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ingleton Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowland Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appleby Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Forber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appleby Place
Sep 2025Burglary Appleby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appleby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harefield East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Firbank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tranter Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kyffin Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyffin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kyffin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Firbank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rathmell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingleton Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ingleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rathmell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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