Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southwood Gate area has the 58th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1181st 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 Southwood Gate (LS14 5AN) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Gate (LS14 5AN), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Green Garth. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwood Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swarcliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Green Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southwood Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwood Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swarcliffe Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elmet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swarcliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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