Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 686th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (LS9 6NW) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (LS9 6NW), the main crime hotspot is near Wykebeck Gardens. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashtree Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrison Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brander Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashtree Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brander Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brander Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brander Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipton Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashtree Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wykebeck Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecon Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Harrison Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Leeds Guided Busway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wykebeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck View Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gipton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykebeck Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bleaberry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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