Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Matthias Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 469th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Matthias Grove (LS4 2DU) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthias Grove (LS4 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Evanston Avenue, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Greenhow Walk (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthias Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Matthias' Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhow Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vinery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burley Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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