Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbotsway area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 30th 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 Abbotsway (LS25 1BL) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Abbotsway (LS25 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Scholars Gate. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scholars Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poplar Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Goosefield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Goosefield Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhill Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Summerhill Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scholars Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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