Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1097th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vesper Road (LS5 3NU) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Road (LS5 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Spen Green. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Spen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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