Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Way area has the 64th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Way (LS1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Way (LS1 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Robbery Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitehall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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