Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lingfield View area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 1051st 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 Lingfield View (LS17 6DA) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield View (LS17 6DA), 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 View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leafield Drive 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 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Leafield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lingfield Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leafield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Saxon Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenshill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lingfield Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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