Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Rothwell , and the 1070th 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 Willow Square (LS26 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Rothwell average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Square (LS26 8JZ), the main crime hotspot is near North Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briardene Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs North Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calverley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briardene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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