Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkswood Grove area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 917th 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 Hawkswood Grove (LS5 3PF) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkswood Grove (LS5 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkswood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lea Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbeydale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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