Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lincombe Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 745th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lincombe Drive (LS8 1QL) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincombe Drive (LS8 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Lincombe Rise. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lincombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brackenwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chandos Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincombe Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chandos Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brackenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brackenwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincombe Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lincombe Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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