Total Crime Rate

1192.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

441.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1192.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 441.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.9 10/10
  • Public order 112.7 10/10
  • Burglary 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.2 10/10
  • Other crime 65.7 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.0 10/10
  • Robbery 61.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
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

Austhorpe Road area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 20th 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 Austhorpe Road (LS15 8BA) in the last 12 months was 1192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 806.8% higher than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 441.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austhorpe Road (LS15 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austhorpe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austhorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranquility Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Manston Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marshall Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tranquility Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranquility Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranquility Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranquility Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranquility Walk —
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Data Sources

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