Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.0 10/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 41.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • 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

York Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 109th 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 York Road (LS9 8SY) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 172.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (LS9 8SY), the main crime hotspot is near Haslewood Square. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Naseby Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shannon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Haslewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plaid Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslewood Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naseby Garth —
Apr 2026Robbery Haslewood Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haslewood Square —
Apr 2026Other crime Plaid Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dolphin Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Rigton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rigton Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nippet Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burmantofts Street —
Apr 2026Public order Burmantofts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burmantofts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burmantofts Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nippet Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigton Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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