Total Crime Rate
192.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rocheford Gardens area has the 71st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 458th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rocheford Gardens (LS10 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rocheford Gardens (LS10 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sussex Gardens, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Chase (26 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 | Burglary | Sussex Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sussex Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sussex Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocheford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derbyshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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