Total Crime Rate

107.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 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 107.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Abbey View area has the 37th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 958th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

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 Abbey View (LS5 3DE) in the last 12 months was 107.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey View (LS5 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Woodbridge Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbridge Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodbridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodbridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vesper Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbridge Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tordoff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hesketh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Back Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Light Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Rise Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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