Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 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 161.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Balmoral Chase area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 598th 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 Balmoral Chase (LS10 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Chase (LS10 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hemingway Green. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Chase area

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

Data Sources

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