Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Royal Close area has the 79th highest crime rate of 168 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 Royal Close (LS10 2RN) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Close (LS10 2RN), the main crime hotspot is near Arthington View. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Arthington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Telford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Playfair Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Playfair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Braithwaite Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Telford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Telford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leasowe Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Leasowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leasowe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leasowe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leasowe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Royal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthington View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arthington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arthington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthington Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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