Total Crime Rate
514.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sardinia Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 71st 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 Sardinia Street (LS10 1BH) in the last 12 months was 514.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 263.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sardinia Street (LS10 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Leathley Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gardeners Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Helens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hillidge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leathley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillidge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hillidge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hudswell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penny Lane Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elmtree Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gardeners Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leathley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gardeners Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gardeners Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillidge Road | Under investigation |
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