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

Middleton Road 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 Middleton Road (LS10 3HZ) 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 Middleton Road (LS10 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Garth, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Approach (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broom Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broom Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Hill Close
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Walk Under investigation
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 Windmill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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