Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alder Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Calverley & Farsley , and the 979th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Drive (LS28 8RD) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Calverley & Farsley average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alder Drive (LS28 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ederoyd Rise, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatsworth Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Calverley & Farsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ederoyd Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chatsworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillfoot Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galloway Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Thorne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chatsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ederoyd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Drive | Under investigation |
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