Total Crime Rate
779.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Donisthorpe Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 39th 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 Donisthorpe Street (LS10 1PL) in the last 12 months was 779.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 179.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Donisthorpe Street (LS10 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sayner Lane, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Gardens (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Donisthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fox Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fox Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fox Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atkinson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Atkinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Atkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atkinson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitfield Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Donisthorpe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prosper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whitfield Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sayner Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pym Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pym Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pym Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sayner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sayner Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sayner Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sayner Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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