Crime Rates at Wakefield Road, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1AN

Wakefield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 207th 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 Wakefield Road (LS25 1AN) in the last 12 months was 285.1 per 1,000 residents and was 314.2% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (LS25 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.