Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cardigan Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 718th 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 Cardigan Road (LS6 3BJ) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Headingley & Hyde Park average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (LS6 3BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granby Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Granby Terrace (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norwood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Granby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Granby Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Mayville Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broomfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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