Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mead Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mead Road (LS15 9JR) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mead Road (LS15 9JR), the main crime hotspot is near Stile Hill Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cross Gates & Whinmoor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dealtry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stile Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stile Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dealtry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dealtry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullerthorpe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bullerthorpe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullerthorpe Lane | — |
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