Total Crime Rate
394.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aberford Road area has the highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 110th 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 Aberford Road (LS23 6LL) in the last 12 months was 394.4 per 1,000 residents and was 795.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Aberford Road (LS23 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Gardens. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wetherby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lodge Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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