Total Crime Rate

226.2 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 226.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lingfield Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 341st 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 Lingfield Bank (LS17 6BU) in the last 12 months was 226.2 per 1,000 residents and was 261.7% higher than the Alwoodley average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 146.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Bank (LS17 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leafield Drive, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfield Approach (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leafield Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saxon Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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