Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkland Villas area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 435th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkland Villas (LS28 8PD) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower than the Pudsey average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkland Villas (LS28 8PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pudsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Littlemoor Crescent South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glebe Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkfield Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Womersley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapeltown | Under investigation |
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