Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burley Road area has the 57th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1197th 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 Burley Road (LS4 2EU) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burley Road (LS4 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Terrace, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Boundary Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kirkstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsall Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chiswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Chiswick Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carberry Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carberry Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rillbank Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beamsley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rillbank Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Howden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rillbank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rillbank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebank Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westfield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cross Burley Lodge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westfield Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kelsall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Howden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelsall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Back Boundary Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Boundary Terrace | — |
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