Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Alderton Bank area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alderton Bank (LS17 5LF) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderton Bank (LS17 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Cranmer Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderton Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynwald Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alderton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanswood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanswood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanswood Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Deanswood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alderton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tynwald Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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