Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.0 5/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • 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
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

The Drive area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 829th 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 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (LS8 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parkwood Gardens. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 9 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jackson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roper Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkwood Gardens —
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Data Sources

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