Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.2 1/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 1.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkstall Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 1029th 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 Kirkstall Road (LS3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Little London & Woodhouse average (246.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Road (LS3 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Mount. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkstall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rutland Mount Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Burley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Back Burley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kendal Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gotts Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bingley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Mount Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rutland Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Consort Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Street
Sep 2025Other theft Consort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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