Total Crime Rate

288.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Public order 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 201st 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 New Road (WF3 3RE) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 268.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 220.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (WF3 3RE), the main crime hotspot is near Ashton Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Nateby Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Town Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primitive Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Town Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nateby Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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