Total Crime Rate

287.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 287.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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

Old Farm Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 203rd 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 Old Farm Drive (LS16 5DX) in the last 12 months was 287.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.7% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 214.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farm Drive (LS16 5DX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Farm Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oldfarm Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Latchmere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fillingfir Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Oldfarm Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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