Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wetherby Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1171st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wetherby Road (LS17 8ND) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wetherby Road (LS17 8ND), the main crime hotspot is near Monkswood Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wetherby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosebank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Red Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebank Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monkswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Hall Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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