Crime Rates at The Oval, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2EX

The Oval area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oval (LS25 2EX) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oval (LS25 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fusion Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Terrace (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.