Total Crime Rate

150.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Second Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 665th 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 Second Avenue (LS26 0JU) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% higher than the Rothwell average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -28.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (LS26 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Green, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons First Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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