Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ethel Jackson Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1169th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Jackson Road (LS15 8FE) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ethel Jackson Road (LS15 8FE), the main crime hotspot is near Edith Sykes Drive. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Euston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penda'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Euston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penda'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penda'S Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Walk | Under investigation |
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