Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avon Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Cross Gates & Whinmoor , and the 448th 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 Avon Close (LS17 8LL) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Cross Gates & Whinmoor average (131.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avon Close (LS17 8LL), the main crime hotspot is near Charville Gardens. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Hill Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Hill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Hill Lane | Under investigation |
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