Total Crime Rate
92.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashburn Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 1112th 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 Ashburn Close (LS22 5RB) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.1% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 533.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashburn Close (LS22 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashburn Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bloom Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wetherby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashburn Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburn Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Meadow Drive | — |
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