Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stanks Lane South area has the 50th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1170th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanks Lane South (LS14 5JA) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanks Lane South (LS14 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whinmoor Way, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanks Grove (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanks Lane South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dennil Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodview Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Nook Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barwick Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanks Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Tree Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanks Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swardale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pennwell Green Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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