Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shelley Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 968th 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 Shelley Crescent (LS26 8ER) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Rothwell average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Crescent (LS26 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Wakefield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Under investigation
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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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