Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 793rd 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 Road (LS5 3LL) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Road (LS5 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vesper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cragside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Hawksworth Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeydale Oval —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cragside Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeydale Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cragside Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbeydale Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cragside Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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