Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 84.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wordsworth Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 1214th 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 Wordsworth Drive (LS26 8EP) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Drive (LS26 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coleridge Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shelley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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