Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Knowle Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1079th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Road (LS4 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Road (LS4 2PJ), 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 Knowle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmore Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Burley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Knowle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burley Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Street
Apr 2026Other theft Back Stanmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Robbery Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beechwood Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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