Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 52nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1207th highest 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 3PL) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Farm Road (LS5 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Under investigation
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 2025Public order Lea Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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