Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blackwood Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weetwood , and the 96th 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 Blackwood Avenue (LS16 7BN) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Weetwood average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwood Avenue (LS16 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Woodnook Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Wood Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodnook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodnook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodnook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Woodnook Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silk Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piece Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Hill Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Hill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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