Total Crime Rate
367.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 133rd 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 Main Street (LS25 1AA) in the last 12 months was 367.8 per 1,000 residents and was 404.5% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Street (LS25 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Halliday Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Main Street | — |
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