Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 41.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurel Hill Way area has the 44th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 1118th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Hill Way (LS15 9EW) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Hill Way (LS15 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Northwood Gardens. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Hill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodhall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Bank Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Laurel Hill Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Row Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Row Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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