Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechwood Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 764th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechwood Avenue (LS4 2NA) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Avenue (LS4 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Trenic Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ashville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Back Ashville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Ashville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Burley Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chapel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross St Michael'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Rochester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Rochester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Rochester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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