Total Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 75.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birchwood Mews area has the 17th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 1182nd 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 Birchwood Mews (LS17 8FW) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Mews (LS17 8FW), the main crime hotspot is near Darkwood Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Swallow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darkwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Darkwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highthorne Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Public order Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdene Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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