Crime Rates at Prospect Villas, Wetherby, LS22 6PL

Prospect Villas area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 490th 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 Prospect Villas (LS22 6PL) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Villas (LS22 6PL), 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.