Total Crime Rate

300.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 300.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.7 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sixth Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 191st 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 Sixth Avenue (LS26 0HD) in the last 12 months was 300.5 per 1,000 residents and was 203.6% higher than the Rothwell average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sixth Avenue (LS26 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Green. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sixth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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