Total Crime Rate
1191.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
210.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Templegate Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 21st 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 Templegate Crescent (LS15 0EY) in the last 12 months was 1191.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1534.3% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 210.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Templegate Crescent (LS15 0EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Templegate Crescent, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Templegate Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templegate Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Templegate Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Templegate Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Templegate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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