Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Alwoodley , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linton Road (LS17 8QQ) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Alwoodley average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linton Road (LS17 8QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Ash Mount (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alwoodley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookhill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Moorlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sandhill Grove | Under investigation |
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