Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Highwood Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 1049th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highwood Avenue (LS17 6EW) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Avenue (LS17 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Brackenhurst Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fir Tree Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queenshill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brackenhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queenshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queenshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queenshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackenhurst Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queenshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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