Crime Rates at Lawefield Avenue, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0PT

Lawefield Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 700th 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 Lawefield Avenue (LS26 0PT) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawefield Avenue (LS26 0PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Lodge Mews, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haigh Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.