Total Crime Rate

791.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 791.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 498.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brayton Garth area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 32nd 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 Brayton Garth (LS14 5HB) in the last 12 months was 791.1 per 1,000 residents and was 501.6% 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 Shoplifting with 179 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 172.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brayton Garth (LS14 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whinmoor Way, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farndale Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brayton Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Benedict Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Langbar Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Langbar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langbar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langbar Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swarcliffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langbar Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodview Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodview Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Langbar Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farndale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayton Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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