Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 33.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dawsons Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Calverley & Farsley , and the 687th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawsons Square (LS28 5FZ) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Calverley & Farsley average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawsons Square (LS28 5FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawsons Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Owlcotes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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