Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valley Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 1233rd highest 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 Valley Drive (LS26 8BB) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (LS26 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Glencoe Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hemishor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemishor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glencoe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Glencoe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Valley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemishor Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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