Total Crime Rate
431.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Courtyards 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 The Courtyards (LS14 2LB) 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 The Courtyards (LS14 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Ring Road (Seacroft). Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ring Road (Seacroft) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ring Road (Seacroft) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naburn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ring Road (Seacroft) | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naburn Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Naburn Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Laith Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Litton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlemoor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ring Road (Seacroft) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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