Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 124.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 825th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (LS20 9BE) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LS20 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Town Gate Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Town Gate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Town Gate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Masefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Lane Gardens

Data Sources

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