Total Crime Rate

484.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 484.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 213.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Public order 56.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Saxon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 79th 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 Road (LS17 5EG) in the last 12 months was 484.0 per 1,000 residents and was 673.9% higher than the Alwoodley average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 160.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Road (LS17 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cranmer Bank (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynwald Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynwald Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tynwald Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tynwald Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tynwald Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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