Total Crime Rate

485.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 485.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 126.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.9 8/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Drugs 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

Skye View area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 78th 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 Skye View (LS26 0WG) in the last 12 months was 485.2 per 1,000 residents and was 390.3% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 236.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skye View (LS26 0WG), the main crime hotspot is near Blackburn Court. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skye View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Gillett Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Head Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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