Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

East View area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Rothwell , and the 1252nd 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 East View (LS26 8TH) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (LS26 8TH), the main crime hotspot is near Briardene. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A642 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardene Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briardene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A642 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bentley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Lea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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