Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 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 89.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodside area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Weetwood , and the 1141st highest 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 Woodside (LS18 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Weetwood average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside (LS18 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ring Road (Horsforth) Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Melrose Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Cornmill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road (Horsforth) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road (Horsforth) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road (Horsforth) Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ring Road (Horsforth) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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