Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kentmere Approach area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 1001st 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 Approach (LS14 1JP) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kentmere Approach (LS14 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kentmere Green, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Rein (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Airedale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manesty Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barncroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kentmere Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rein | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manesty Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cardwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leven Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barncroft Rise | 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 | Barncroft Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cardwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boggart Hill Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Beechwood Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beechwood Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kentmere Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barncroft Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentmere Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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