Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shadwell Walk area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shadwell Walk (LS17 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shadwell Walk (LS17 6EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandringham Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookhill Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chelwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chelwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneleigh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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