Total Crime Rate

719.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 719.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.7 10/10
  • Other theft 90.5 10/10
  • Public order 90.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.9 10/10
  • Drugs 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Other crime 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • 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 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 48th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstall Road (LS4 2AH) in the last 12 months was 719.5 per 1,000 residents and was 382.7% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 348.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Road (LS4 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walter Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chiswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Back Chiswick Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walter Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carberry Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carberry Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Burley Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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