Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lay Garth Green area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 905th 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 Lay Garth Green (LS26 0PZ) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lay Garth Green (LS26 0PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hainsworth Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lay Garth Mead (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lay Garth Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Brig Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clements Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lay Garth Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Hill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Public order Cross Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hainsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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