Total Crime Rate

122.1 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 122.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Rise area has the 35th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 869th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Rise (LS5 3EP) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rise (LS5 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Grove, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodbridge Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Rise
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hesketh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbridge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Gorse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Norman View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morris View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodbridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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