Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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 Drive area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1113th 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 Lea Farm Drive (LS5 3QH) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Farm Drive (LS5 3QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spen Bank, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Green (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Farm Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spen Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vesper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lea Farm Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
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Data Sources

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