Crime Rates at Kingswood Avenue, Leeds, LS8 2DB

Kingswood Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Avenue (LS8 2DB) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% lower than the Moortown average (71.3 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Avenue (LS8 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.