Total Crime Rate

511.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.8 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 511.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Burglary 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leafield Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 73rd 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 Leafield Drive (LS17 5BS) in the last 12 months was 511.0 per 1,000 residents and was 616.3% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leafield Drive (LS17 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Leafield Drive. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leafield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queenshill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queenshill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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