Total Crime Rate

265.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 265.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 109.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Cricketers area has the 9th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 237th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cricketers (LS5 3RL) in the last 12 months was 265.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cricketers (LS5 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eden Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Cricketers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbey Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodbridge Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilbert Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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