Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 16.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Ash Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 178th 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 High Ash Drive (LS17 8RD) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Adel & Wharfedale average (60.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Ash Drive (LS17 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plane Tree View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Ash Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Ash Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Ash Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Tree View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Plane Tree View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Plane Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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