Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Primrose Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 1199th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Drive (LS15 7RH) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Drive (LS15 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brooksbank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Field Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodman Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Pinfold Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Field End Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Primrose Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Primrose Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Primrose Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Primrose Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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