Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkwood Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Weetwood , and the 723rd 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 Kirkwood Gardens (LS16 7EB) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Weetwood average (64.6 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkwood Gardens (LS16 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mavis Grove (3 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 | Tinshill Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tinshill Drive | Under investigation |
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