Total Crime Rate

540.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 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 540.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 380.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Saxon Gate area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 66th 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 Saxon Gate (LS17 5DU) in the last 12 months was 540.9 per 1,000 residents and was 824.0% higher than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Gate (LS17 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranmer Bank (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lingfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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