Cross Gates, also known locally as Crossgates, is a large conurbation in Leeds, West Yorkshire close to the A64 dual carriageway and M1 motorway.
Cross Gates has a railway station on the Leeds – York and Selby line. It is a well used stop for residents commuting to Leeds or York city centres.
It blends into the Seacroft, Whitkirk and Killingbeck districts, and is close to Colton. Crime and anti-social behavior has recently risen in the Crossgates area.
Cross Gates is popular with local shoppers as an alternative to Leeds City Centre as it contains its own shopping mall – the Cross Gates Arndale Centre now know as the Cross Gates Shopping Centre – complete with branches of some major high street traders, in addition to many more independent shops and local library services.
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