Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rigton Drive area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 639th 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 Rigton Drive (LS9 7PY) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rigton Drive (LS9 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near St Stephen'S Court. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rigton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thealby Lawn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nippet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shannon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslewood Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haslewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Thealby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thealby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lindsey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haslewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roxby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burmantofts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigton Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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