Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
LS27 · Leeds
249
crimes in March 2026
Above national average
LS22 · Leeds
61
crimes in March 2026
Below national average
Wetherby has less crime — 61 vs 249 incidents in March 2026.
Gildersome recorded substantially more crime than Wetherby in March 2026 — 249 incidents compared to 61, a 4.1x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Gildersome records significantly more (88 vs 19 incidents). Gildersome sits above the national average for recorded crime while Wetherby is below — a significant gap for anyone weighing up the two.
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Based on March 2026 Police data, Wetherby recorded fewer crimes than Gildersome — 61 vs 249 incidents. That is 76% fewer crimes. Wetherby is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In March 2026, Gildersome recorded 88 incidents of this type vs 19 in Wetherby. Overall, Wetherby had fewer total crimes (61 vs 249).