Churwell
Middle areaSouth Leeds. 6,596 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 62% of people in Churwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Churwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Churwell at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 415 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 270 |
| Other crime | 194 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Robbery | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Churwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Churwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Churwell at a rate of 166.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Churwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (415), violence and sexual offences (270) and other crime (194).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Churwell alone. See Leeds
Churwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Churwell was £266,975 in 2025.
Churwell had 6,448 usual residents at the census.
About 62% of people in Churwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Churwell, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.