Total Crime Rate

444.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 444.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lay Garth Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 88th 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 Lay Garth Close (LS26 0TR) in the last 12 months was 444.1 per 1,000 residents and was 396.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 175.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lay Garth Close (LS26 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Ingram Parade. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lay Garth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Carlton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clement Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lay Garth Mead Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lay Garth Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lay Garth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Brig Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ingram Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingram Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingram Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasture View Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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