Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.7 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 266.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Approach area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 236th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Approach (LS17 6BY) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 355.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Approach (LS17 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxon Mount, where police recorded 46 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 Lingfield Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lingfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cranmer Bank 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach 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 Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Turnberry Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingfield Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saxon Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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