Crime Rates at Clapham Avenue, Leeds, LS16 8FB

Clapham Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1220th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Avenue (LS16 8FB) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Avenue (LS16 8FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsley Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.