Total Crime Rate
301.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 190th 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 Grove Road (LS15 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 301.5 per 1,000 residents and was 338.0% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (LS15 0LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Way. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Garforth & Swillington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Templenewsam View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Templenewsam View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templenewsam View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Temple Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plantation Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Temple Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Field End Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hunters Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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