Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodland Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 893rd 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 Woodland Hill (LS15 7DG) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Hill (LS15 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Templestowe Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cross Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morritt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Temple Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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