Total Crime Rate

268.9 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 268.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barwick Road 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 Barwick Road (LS15 8SW) 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 Barwick Road (LS15 8SW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Barwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanks Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grafton Villa'S Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leeds Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanks Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mail Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ainsley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanks Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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