Total Crime Rate

114.7 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Finch Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 934th 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 Finch Drive (LS15 9JY) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Drive (LS15 9JY), the main crime hotspot is near Stile Hill Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullerthorpe Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Dealtry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stile Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stile Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dealtry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dealtry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullerthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bullerthorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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