Crime Rates at Whinfield, Leeds, LS16 6AB

Whinfield area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 790th 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 Whinfield (LS16 6AB) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% higher than the Adel & Wharfedale average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinfield (LS16 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.