Total Crime Rate
720.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
262.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hemingway Garth 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 Garth (LS10 2PG) 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 Garth (LS10 2PG), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whitfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Balmoral Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Midland Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Linen Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linen Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belinda Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hemingway Garth | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hemingway Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Whitfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hemingway Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hemingway Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hemingway Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hemingway Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hemingway Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hemingway Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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