Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mead Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 300th 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 Close (LS15 9JT) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mead Close (LS15 9JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stile Hill Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Row Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holly Tree Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Other crime | Mead Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stile Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Row Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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