Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1027th 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 Abbey Road (LS5 3NE) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Road (LS5 3NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbeydale Garth, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cragside Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbeydale Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Woodhall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Abbeydale Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeydale Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Abbeydale Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Abbeydale Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbeydale Oval | — |
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