Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lydgate area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 1134th 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 Lydgate (LS9 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate (LS9 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Compton Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brignall Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Back Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Rock Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brignall Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Ashton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Rock Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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