Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Way area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 879th 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 Willow Way (LS14 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (LS14 2EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sledmere Garth. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Baildon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sledmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baildon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baildon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baildon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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