Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Approach area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 1179th 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 Foundry Approach (LS9 6RX) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Approach (LS9 6RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldcotes Drive, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Crescent (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime South Farm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Farm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Farm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Farm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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