Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 164.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knights Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 598th 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 Knights Close (LS15 7BS) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Close (LS15 7BS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knightsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carter Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollyshaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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