Crime Rate in Headingley & Hyde Park, ward

Headingley & Hyde Park has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 2328th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 183rd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Headingley & Hyde Park in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Headingley & Hyde Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,061 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 30 cases , up 42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,382 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Headingley & Hyde Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chapel Terrace, with 100 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kensington Terrace (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.