Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.4 7/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wetherby Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1106th 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 8NE) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wetherby Road (LS17 8NE), the main crime hotspot is near Monkswood Drive. Police recorded 23 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 Wetherby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Monkswood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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