Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Burglary 26.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kingswear Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 668th 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 Kingswear Close (LS15 8RX) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswear Close (LS15 8RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croftdale Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railway Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswear Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Stewart Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswear Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingswear Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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