Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Vesper Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1049th 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 Vesper Road (LS5 3NX) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Road (LS5 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Spen Green. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A65 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Lea Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spen Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vesper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vesper Gate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesper Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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