Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Birchfields Court area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 860th 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 Birchfields Court (LS14 2JF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfields Court (LS14 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Willow Avenue, where police recorded 37 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.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfields Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Laithe Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order White Laithe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Naburn Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garth Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Garth Willow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Willow Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Willow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Baildon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Laith Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Laithe Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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