Crime Rates at Kirkwood Crescent, Leeds, LS16 7EA

Kirkwood Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Weetwood , and the 1008th 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 Kirkwood Crescent (LS16 7EA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the Weetwood average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwood Crescent (LS16 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moseley Wood Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.