Crime Rates at Wykebeck Square, Leeds, LS9 0HP

Wykebeck Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 97th 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 Wykebeck Square (LS9 0HP) in the last 12 months was 441.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 150.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykebeck Square (LS9 0HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wykebeck Place, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wykebeck Gardens (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.