Total Crime Rate

720.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

262.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 720.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 262.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 67.8 10/10
  • Burglary 54.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
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

Hemingway Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 38th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hemingway Close (LS10 2PF) in the last 12 months was 720.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 262.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemingway Close (LS10 2PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Avenue, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hemingway Green (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemingway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Whitfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Balmoral Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Midland Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Linen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belinda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hemingway Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hemingway Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hemingway Green
Apr 2026Burglary Hemingway Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hemingway Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hemingway Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hemingway Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hemingway Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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