Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 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 218.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plantation Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 381st 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 Plantation Avenue (LS15 0LL) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 199.8% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Avenue (LS15 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Way, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Mews (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plantation Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templenewsam View —
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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