Total Crime Rate
150.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pepper Road area has the 72nd lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 664th 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 Pepper Road (LS10 2RU) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pepper Road (LS10 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Chase. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocheford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leasowe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derbyshire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leasowe Garth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tremont Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leasowe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leasowe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sussex Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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