Total Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ainsley View area has the 58th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1185th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ainsley View (LS14 5QN) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ainsley View (LS14 5QN), the main crime hotspot is near Stanks Grove. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Ainsley Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanks Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fawdon Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gabriel Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Drive | Under investigation |
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