Total Crime Rate

132.4 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 132.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.4 8/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 790th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (LS16 6AA) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (LS16 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 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 The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Otterburn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Broomfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redesdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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