Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowtown area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 889th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowtown (LS28 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Pudsey average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowtown (LS28 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Crimbles Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowtown area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lane End Mount —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting South View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crimbles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadlands Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crimbles Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lane End Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crimbles Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Intake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Intake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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