Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coal Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1234th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coal Road (LS14 2AL) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coal Road (LS14 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeysuckle Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limewood Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Limewood Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Limewood Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limewood Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coal Road | Under investigation |
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