Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Place area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 1162nd 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 Nowell Place (LS9 6HT) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nowell Place (LS9 6HT), 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 Place area

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

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