Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Abbeydale Vale area has the 40th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1063rd 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 Abbeydale Vale (LS5 3RD) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeydale Vale (LS5 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Abbeydale Garth. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeydale Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Abbeydale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbeydale Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeydale Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeydale Oval —
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Data Sources

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