Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kingswood Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 441st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Avenue (LS8 2DB) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% 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 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Valley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hodgson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Drive (West) Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Drive (West) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kingswood Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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