Total Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfield Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 513th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Avenue (LS26 0SN) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Avenue (LS26 0SN), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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