Total Crime Rate
431.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hebden Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 94th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hebden Close (LS14 2BD) in the last 12 months was 431.0 per 1,000 residents and was 227.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 213.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hebden Close (LS14 2BD), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windmill Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherburn Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sherburn Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hebden Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hebden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hebden Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baildon Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hebden Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windmill Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windmill Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ring Road (Seacroft) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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