Crime Rates at Appleton Grove, Leeds, LS9 9EN

Appleton Grove area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 570th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleton Grove (LS9 9EN) in the last 12 months was 166.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Grove (LS9 9EN), the main crime hotspot is near Stowe Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.