Crime Rate in Hunslet & Riverside, ward

Hunslet & Riverside has the highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 42nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 2nd highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hunslet & Riverside in the last 12 months was 415.4 per 1,000 residents and was 211.6% higher than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hunslet & Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,917 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 142 cases , up 10.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 24.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -29.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5,373 (≈ 183.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hunslet & Riverside ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 483 crimes here, including 172 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.