Crime Rates at Bentcliffe Drive, Leeds, LS17 6QX

Bentcliffe Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 812th 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 Bentcliffe Drive (LS17 6QX) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 211.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentcliffe Drive (LS17 6QX), the main crime hotspot is near Bentcliffe Grove. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.