Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 89.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vesper Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1140th 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 Vesper Road (LS5 3QS) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesper Road (LS5 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lea Farm Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vesper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Farm Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lea Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Abbeydale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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