Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Lea Farm Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1037th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Farm Road (LS5 3PH) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Farm Road (LS5 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lea Farm Drive, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragside Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lea Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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