Crime Rate in Kirkstall, ward

Kirkstall has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 653rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 52nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kirkstall in the last 12 months was 149.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kirkstall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 22 cases , down -26.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,634 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kirkstall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 402 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.