Crime Rates at Shaw Leys, Yeadon, Leeds, LS19 7LA

Shaw Leys area has the 4th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 117th 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 Shaw Leys (LS19 7LA) in the last 12 months was 394.8 per 1,000 residents and was 393.9% higher than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 199.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Leys (LS19 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Leys. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.