Crime Rates at Willow Avenue, Leeds, LS4 2HF

Willow Avenue area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1166th 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 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% 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 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiswick Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.