Total Crime Rate
268.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Villas area has the 7th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 235th 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 Grafton Villas (LS15 8SH) in the last 12 months was 268.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Villas (LS15 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adams Grove, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanks Grove (23 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templar Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stanks Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanks Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelmscott Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanks Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leeds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanks Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grafton Villa'S | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kelmscott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelmscott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mail Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelmscott Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kelmscott Grove | — |
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