Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Drive area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1079th 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 Drive (LS14 5NU) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanks Drive (LS14 5NU), 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 Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Stanks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Tree Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pennwell Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Benedict Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanks Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinmoor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Robbery Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whinmoor Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanks Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainsley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanks Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsley Court

Data Sources

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