Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

West Lea Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 1067th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Lea Gardens (LS17 5DF) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Lea Gardens (LS17 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carr Manor Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Alfred'S Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Lea Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Manor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Manor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carr Manor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Manor Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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