Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 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 184.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Nowell Gardens area has the 56th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 480th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nowell Gardens (LS9 6HR) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nowell Gardens (LS9 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near William Hey Court. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nowell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rachel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Torre Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nowell View —
Apr 2026Other theft Torre View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nowell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Nowell Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Nowell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Nowell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Clifton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nowell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nowell Approach —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Torre Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Torre Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Torre Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torre Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Hey Court —
Apr 2026Burglary William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs William Hey Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Hey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Hey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Hey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Hey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Nowell Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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