Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northgates area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Wetherby , and the 749th 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 Northgates (LS22 6NX) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% higher than the Wetherby average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgates (LS22 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgates area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Sep 2025Public order Wetherby Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorlands View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudson Close
Sep 2025Public order Moorlands View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorlands View Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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