Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandhill Gardens area has the 44th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 809th 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 Sandhill Gardens (LS17 6FA) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 8 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 Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhill Gardens (LS17 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhill Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadleigh Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Allerton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road Moortown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingledew Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Road —
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Data Sources

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