Total Crime Rate

220.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Poplar Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 360th 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 Poplar Avenue (LS15 8EB) in the last 12 months was 220.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 159.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Avenue (LS15 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Austhorpe Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennerleigh Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Marshall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingswear Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Back Marshall Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austhorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beulah Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beulah Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person East View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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