Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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
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

Latchmere Drive area has the 55th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1224th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Latchmere Drive (LS16 5DR) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latchmere Drive (LS16 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Clayton Grange. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Latchmere Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Butcher Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Butcher Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fillingfir Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oldfarm Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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