Total Crime Rate

225.9 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 225.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maggie Barker Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 342nd 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 Maggie Barker Avenue (LS15 8FH) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maggie Barker Avenue (LS15 8FH), the main crime hotspot is near Edith Sykes Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maggie Barker Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Penda'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edith Sykes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Sykes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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