Total Crime Rate

127.3 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Lea Farm Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 828th 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 Lea Farm Road (LS5 3PB) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Farm Road (LS5 3PB), 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 Lea Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lea Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vesper Gate Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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