Total Crime Rate

251.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.0 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 251.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.1 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashton Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 277th 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 Ashton Crescent (WF3 3RB) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 235.9% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Crescent (WF3 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Ashton Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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