Total Crime Rate

520.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.9 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 520.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 239.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Public order 62.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westgate area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wetherby , and the 69th 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 Westgate (LS22 6NH) in the last 12 months was 520.3 per 1,000 residents and was 681.6% higher than the Wetherby average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 186.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (LS22 6NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 20 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wharfedale Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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