Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Wood Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 736th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Wood Avenue (LS16 5LF) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Wood Avenue (LS16 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Farnham Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Wood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Farnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Chad'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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