Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

The Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 596th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (LS8 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (LS8 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkwood Gardens. Police recorded 52 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 The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parkwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Lidgett Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lidgett Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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