Total Crime Rate

647.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

289.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 647.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 289.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 201.3 10/10
  • Public order 66.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.8 10/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Oak Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 51st 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 Old Oak Close (LS16 5HD) in the last 12 months was 647.8 per 1,000 residents and was 376.6% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 289.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Oak Close (LS16 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Oak Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Apr 2026Burglary Queenswood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldfarm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Farm Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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