Crime Rates at Orchard Way, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0YE

Orchard Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 1144th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Way (LS26 0YE) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (LS26 0YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchfield Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.