Total Crime Rate

122.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 122.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barwick Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 841st 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 Barwick Road (LS25 2DU) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barwick Road (LS25 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Main Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street
Apr 2026Public order Halliday Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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