Total Crime Rate

330.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 330.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 262.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings Croft Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 161st 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 Kings Croft Gardens (LS17 6PB) in the last 12 months was 330.1 per 1,000 residents and was 362.7% higher than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Croft Gardens (LS17 6PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kings Croft Gardens, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomhill Crescent (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Croft Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyncliffe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nunroyd Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kings Croft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Croft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Croft Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Croft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainburn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allerton Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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