Total Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wentworth Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 31st 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 Wentworth Avenue (LS17 7TN) in the last 12 months was 6.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Wentworth Avenue (LS17 7TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Lane, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnberry View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnberry View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnberry View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Holt | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nursery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nursery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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