Total Crime Rate
797.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Commercial Road 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 Commercial Road (LS5 3AW) 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 Commercial Road (LS5 3AW), 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.
View Crime In Kirkstall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morris View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Norman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norman View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gilbert Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gilbert Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Savins Mill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Savins Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbey Light Railway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Abbey Light Railway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Savins Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Savins Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savins Mill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Norman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Savins Mill Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilbert Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Road | Under investigation |
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