Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winston Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 816th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Gardens (LS6 3LA) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Headingley & Hyde Park average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winston Gardens (LS6 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Langdale Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Parade (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Estcourt Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Langdale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Rokeby Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rokeby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Back Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Winston Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckett'S Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckett'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beckett'S Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Langdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rokeby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyshiels Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Batcliffe Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Grimthorpe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Chad'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyshiels Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derwentwater Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Headingley Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headingley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Chad'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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