Crime Rates at Littleway, Leeds, LS17 6JN

Littleway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 526th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littleway (LS17 6JN) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% higher than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 173.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littleway (LS17 6JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Croft Gardens, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinbrook Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.