Total Crime Rate

393.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 393.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bankfield Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 111th 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 Bankfield Gardens (LS4 2JS) in the last 12 months was 393.7 per 1,000 residents and was 189.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankfield Gardens (LS4 2JS), 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 Bankfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdett Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burdett Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmore Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhow Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martin Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Sowood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Evanston Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Stanmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burley Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodside Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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