Total Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silverdale Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Close (LS20 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silverdale Close (LS20 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victor Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Mount | Under investigation |
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