Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Vesper Mount area has the 27th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 689th 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 Vesper Mount (LS5 3JS) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Mount (LS5 3JS), 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 Vesper Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Back Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilbert Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Savins Mill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Light Railway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Savins Mill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vesper Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Norman Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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