Total Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanks Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1083rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanks Gardens (LS14 5LS) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanks Gardens (LS14 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Whinmoor Way. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cross Gates & Whinmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templar Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Kite Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Red Kite Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langbar Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langbar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langbar Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whinmoor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brayton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brayton Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whinmoor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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