Total Crime Rate
328.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 171st 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 Cromwell Street (LS9 7SG) in the last 12 months was 328.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 213.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Street (LS9 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Cherry Place. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burmantofts & Richmond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burmantofts Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thealby Lawn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thealby Lawn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thealby Lawn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rider Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rider Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thealby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Macaulay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burmantofts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lindsey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindsey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plaid Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lincoln Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naseby Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cromwell Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lincoln Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindsey Gardens | Under investigation |
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