Crime Rates at Willow Avenue, Leeds, LS4 2HF

Willow Avenue 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 Willow Avenue (LS4 2HF) 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 Willow Avenue (LS4 2HF), 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.