Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westway area has the 51st highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 1092nd lowest 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 Westway (LS20 8JX) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (LS20 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Ridgeway. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Byeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Byeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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