Crime Rates at Micklethwaite Steps, Wetherby, LS22 5LD

Micklethwaite Steps area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wetherby , and the 475th 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 Micklethwaite Steps (LS22 5LD) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Wetherby average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Micklethwaite Steps (LS22 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bank Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.