Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wynford Avenue area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1041st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wynford Avenue (LS16 6JJ) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wynford Avenue (LS16 6JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moor Grange Rise, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spen Road (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 | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynford Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Grange Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moor Grange Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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