Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lingfield Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 869th highest 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 Lingfield Drive (LS17 7HD) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Alwoodley average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Drive (LS17 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Lane, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queenshill Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nursery Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nursery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
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Data Sources

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