Crime Rates at Stanks Gardens, Leeds, LS14 5NQ

Stanks Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 24th 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 Stanks Gardens (LS14 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 1041.8 per 1,000 residents and was 695.4% 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 Shoplifting with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 225.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanks Gardens (LS14 5NQ), 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.