Crime Rates at South Farm Crescent, Leeds, LS9 6QA

South Farm Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Farm Crescent (LS9 6QA) in the last 12 months was 647.5 per 1,000 residents and was 229.6% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 245.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Farm Crescent (LS9 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldcotes Drive, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Crescent (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.