Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hollyshaw Lane area has the 61st lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1069th 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 Hollyshaw Lane (LS15 7AG) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hollyshaw Lane (LS15 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 19 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 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Silkstone Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennerleigh Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollyshaw Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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