Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lingfield Hill area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 554th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Hill (LS17 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Alwoodley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Hill (LS17 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lingfield Approach. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnberry View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnberry View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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