Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 1137th 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 The Drive (LS17 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (LS17 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Alwoodley Court Gardens. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Valley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moss Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alwoodley Court Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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