Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Hall Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 1040th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Hall Road (WF3 1QD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Hall Road (WF3 1QD), 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 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Hall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackgates Fold
Apr 2026Other theft Old Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westerton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smithy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hall Road
Apr 2026Other theft Westerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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