Total Crime Rate

86.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rookwood Square area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 1188th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookwood Square (LS9 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookwood Square (LS9 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Green Pasture Close. Police recorded 28 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 Rookwood Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Guided Busway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wykebeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wykebeck Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gipton Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brander Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bleaberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neville Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bleaberry Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeds Guided Busway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bleaberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Alban Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingmoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rookwood Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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