Total Crime Rate

681.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 681.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 54.7 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
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

Kirkstall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 46th 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 2HD) in the last 12 months was 681.6 per 1,000 residents and was 401.5% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 231.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Road (LS4 2HD), 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 Kirkstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Matthias' Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhow Walk —
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Evanston Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sowood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdett Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdett Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burley Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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