Total Crime Rate

117.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 117.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Compton Crescent area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 879th 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 Compton Crescent (LS9 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 117.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Crescent (LS9 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Broughton Terrace. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Road
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brown Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Hey Court
Apr 2026Burglary William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Compton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cowper Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Berkeley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Berkeley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bellbrooke Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brown Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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