Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fartown area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 643rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fartown (LS28 8LU) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Pudsey average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fartown (LS28 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fulneck, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Littlemoor Crescent South (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fartown area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Southroyd Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulneck
Apr 2026Drugs Southroyd Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southroyd Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Littlemoor Crescent South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fulneck Under investigation

Data Sources

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