Total Crime Rate

237.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 237.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Meanwood Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 325th 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 Meanwood Road (LS6 4AY) in the last 12 months was 237.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meanwood Road (LS6 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meanwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Authorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stonegate Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Monk Bridge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stonegate Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonegate Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Pond Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Green Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meanwood Valley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Authorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brookfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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