Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sledmere Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 438th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sledmere Place (LS14 5DX) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sledmere Place (LS14 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farndale Place, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farndale Garth (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cross Gates & Whinmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farndale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brayton Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brayton Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farndale Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Baildon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Green Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Farndale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farndale Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baildon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherburn Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherburn Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sledmere Place | Under investigation |
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