Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.7 5/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Park Avenue area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 845th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (LS15 8EN) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (LS15 8EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beulah Terrace, where police recorded 27 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandiford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandiford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marshall Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beulah Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandiford Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Sandiford Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandiford Close —
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Data Sources

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