Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 660th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (LS14 2AB) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 530.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (LS14 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Naburn View (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baildon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sledmere Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sledmere Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baildon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherburn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sledmere Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hebden Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hebden Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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