Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derwent Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 762nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Avenue (LS25 1HS) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Avenue (LS25 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Meadow Gate, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allerton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Meadow Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arran Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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