Crime Rates at Austhorpe Road, Leeds, LS15 8DX

Austhorpe Road area has the highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 21st 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 8DX) in the last 12 months was 1192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 810.5% 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 Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 427.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austhorpe Road (LS15 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austhorpe Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.