Total Crime Rate

665.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 665.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Robbery 46.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 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

Sandford Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 49th 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 Sandford Place (LS5 3BY) in the last 12 months was 665.3 per 1,000 residents and was 389.5% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 179.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandford Place (LS5 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandford Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Light Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vickers Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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