Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drive area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 894th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (LS15 8ER) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (LS15 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Austhorpe Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Marshall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandbed Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manston Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manston Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manston Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Back Marshall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beulah Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beulah Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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