Crime Rate in Beeston & Holbeck, ward

Beeston & Holbeck has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 404th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 30th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beeston & Holbeck in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Leeds district average (130.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beeston & Holbeck’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,917 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 22 cases , down -4.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 34.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,593 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beeston & Holbeck ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Millshaw Road, with 674 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (407 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.