Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Farm Drive area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1010th 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 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% 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 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Green (29 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lea Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Apr 2026Public order Spen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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