Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 124.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Low Farm area has the 16th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 826th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Farm (LS26 8AD) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (72.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Farm (LS26 8AD), the main crime hotspot is near Low Farm. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Farm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Whitehouse Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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