Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.4 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 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Shaw Lane Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 307th 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 Lane Gardens (LS20 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Lane Gardens (LS20 9JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Spenser Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Lane Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswalds Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blake Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Masefield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaw Lane Gardens —
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Data Sources

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