Total Crime Rate

239.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.4 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 239.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windmill Approach area has the 57th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 316th 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 Windmill Approach (LS10 3DR) in the last 12 months was 239.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 168.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Approach (LS10 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Approach. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Approach area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broom Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enterprise Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Enterprise Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Grange Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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