Crime Rates at The Lea, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2BT

The Lea area has the 46th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 745th 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 The Lea (LS25 2BT) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lea (LS25 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Meadow Gate, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.