Total Crime Rate

229.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 229.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 62.8 8/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vernon Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bramley & Stanningley , and the 346th 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 Vernon Place (LS28 6EX) in the last 12 months was 229.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% higher than the Bramley & Stanningley average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Place (LS28 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grangefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spring Valley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Lea View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Place —
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Data Sources

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