Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Chads Drive area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 873rd 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 St Chads Drive (LS6 3QD) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Drive (LS6 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennistead Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckett'S Park Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Chads Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spinning Acres Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spinning Acres Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dennistead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dennistead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beckett'S Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Grimthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Chad'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Chad'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A660 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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