Crime Rates at Willow Garth Avenue, Leeds, LS14 2DY

Willow Garth Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 624th 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 Willow Garth Avenue (LS14 2DY) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Garth Avenue (LS14 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Willow Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.