Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.6 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairburn Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 738th 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 Fairburn Drive (LS25 2AR) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairburn Drive (LS25 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Ripley Gardens. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairburn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Skipton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Allerton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allerton Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allerton Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ledston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammerton Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Middleham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allerton Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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