Total Crime Rate

408.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.7 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 408.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Selby Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 106th 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 Selby Avenue (LS9 0ES) in the last 12 months was 408.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selby Avenue (LS9 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wykebeck Place, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Selby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penrith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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