Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

King Alfreds Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 730th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Alfreds Way (LS6 4PX) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Alfreds Way (LS6 4PX), the main crime hotspot is near King Alfred'S Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Alfreds Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred'S Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Alfred'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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