Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingswear Grove area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 582nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswear Grove (LS15 8PL) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingswear Grove (LS15 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Austhorpe View, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingswear View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Austhorpe View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ring Road Halton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitkirk Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lulworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lulworth Avenue | Under investigation |
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