Total Crime Rate
97.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hermon Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 1066th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hermon Road (LS15 7ED) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hermon Road (LS15 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Square. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poole Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hermon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morritt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morritt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cold Well Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morritt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morritt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Morritt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hermon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Temple Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Poole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricklegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricklegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricklegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poole Square | — |
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