Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Airedale View area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 733rd lowest 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 Airedale View (LS26 8LU) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 11 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 ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Airedale View (LS26 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Airedale View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aberford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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