Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kentmere Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 748th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kentmere Avenue (LS14 1BA) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kentmere Avenue (LS14 1BA), the main crime hotspot is near Ramshead Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ramshead Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ramshead Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ramshead Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barncroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ramshead Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ramshead Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barncroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barncroft Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barncroft Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kentmere Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barncroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barncroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ramshead Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rein | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramshead Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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