Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinbrook Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 1253rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whinbrook Gardens (LS17 6AE) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinbrook Gardens (LS17 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falkland Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southlands Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whinbrook Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinbrook Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Moorland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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