Crime Rate in Hunslet & Riverside, ward

Hunslet & Riverside has the highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 43rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hunslet & Riverside in the last 12 months was 409.2 per 1,000 residents and was 211.8% higher than the Leeds district average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hunslet & Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,782 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 114 cases , down -3.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5,117 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hunslet & Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 443 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (165 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.