Total Crime Rate

208.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 400th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westway (LS25 1DA) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 186.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (LS25 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Springbank. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Springbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springbank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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