Total Crime Rate
737.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
155.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Austhorpe Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 37th 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 Austhorpe Court (LS15 8TE) in the last 12 months was 737.7 per 1,000 residents and was 461.0% higher than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 155.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Austhorpe Court (LS15 8TE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrowby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stile Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stile Hill Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stile Hill Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barrowby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holly Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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