Total Crime Rate
230.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowood Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 330th 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 Bowood Crescent (LS7 2PY) in the last 12 months was 230.3 per 1,000 residents and was 216.2% higher than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowood Crescent (LS7 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowood Crescent, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckhill Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moortown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckhill Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beckhill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stonegate Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stonelea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonelea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alder Hill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Alder Hill Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckhill Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckhill Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckhill Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckhill Lawn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckhill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Hill Mount | Under investigation |
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