Total Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poplar Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 274th 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 Poplar Place (LS14 2FG) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 2 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 Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (LS14 2FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naburn Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Baildon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Laithe Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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