Total Crime Rate

740.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 740.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 432.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Robbery 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandy Way area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 36th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Way (LS19 7EW) in the last 12 months was 740.6 per 1,000 residents and was 876.9% higher than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 172.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Way (LS19 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Otley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harper Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harper Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harper Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hauxwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hauxwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hauxwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hauxwell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henshaw Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Well Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marshall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Netherfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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