Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 246.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Lingfield Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 292nd 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 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 320.3% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 162.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% 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 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saxon Mount (28 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lingfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Turnberry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leafield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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