Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leathley Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Wharfedale , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leathley Crescent (LS29 6DH) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Wharfedale average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leathley Crescent (LS29 6DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrowby Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newby Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrowby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barrowby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newby Court | Under investigation |
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