Total Crime Rate

191.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 93.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westerton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 459th 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 Westerton Road (WF3 1QA) in the last 12 months was 191.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.1% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (78.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerton Road (WF3 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westerton Court, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perth Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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