Crime Rates at Beecroft Street, Leeds, LS5 3AS

Beecroft Street area has the highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 37th 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 Beecroft Street (LS5 3AS) in the last 12 months was 797.1 per 1,000 residents and was 434.7% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 220 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 171.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beecroft Street (LS5 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilbert Mount (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.