Crime Rate in Pudsey, ward

Pudsey has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1635th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Pudsey in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pudsey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 11 cases , down -8.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 105.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,490 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pudsey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 390 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wellstone Road (64 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.