Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 110.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adel Wood Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 829th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adel Wood Place (LS16 8JL) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 106.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 110.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adel Wood Place (LS16 8JL), the main crime hotspot is near Adel Wood Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adel Wood Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adel Towers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adel Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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