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

Wakefield Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 1159th 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 Wakefield Road (LS25 1AR) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (LS25 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strawberry Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coupland Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.