Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 532nd 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 Church Avenue (LS6 4JX) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Avenue (LS6 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Wood Park (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Green Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gordon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gordon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonegate Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gordon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gordon View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parkside Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Lawns Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Gordon View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Authorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Authorpe Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Memorial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Memorial Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Wood Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Memorial Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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