Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cross Avenue area has the 54th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in Ardsley & Robin Hood , and the 998th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Avenue (LS26 0JS) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher than the Ardsley & Robin Hood average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Avenue (LS26 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple Green, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springhead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bullough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue

Data Sources

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