Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Manston Gardens area has the 45th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1141st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Manston Gardens (LS15 8HB) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manston Gardens (LS15 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftdale Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penda'S Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cross Gates & Whinmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelmscott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penda'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelmscott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Penda'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelmscott Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelmscott Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelmscott Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penda'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penda'S Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penda'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amelia Stewart Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Amelia Stewart Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amelia Stewart Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penda'S Grove | — |
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