Crime Rates at Kingsway, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1BP

Kingsway area has the 46th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Garforth & Swillington , and the 768th lowest 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 Kingsway (LS25 1BP) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Garforth & Swillington average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (LS25 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barleyhill Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knightsway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.