Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Manston Avenue area has the 44th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1136th 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 Manston Avenue (LS15 8BS) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manston Avenue (LS15 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Gates Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southwood Gate (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Manston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swardale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandbed Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manston Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manston Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manston Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manston Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwood Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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