Total Crime Rate

273.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.5 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 273.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Recreation Mount area has the 46th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 231st 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 Recreation Mount (LS11 0AS) in the last 12 months was 273.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 158.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Mount (LS11 0AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Top Moor Side, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meynell Approach (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Mount area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pleasant Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Recreation Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crosby Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pleasant Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pleasant Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Recreation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Recreation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Recreation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosby View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Top Moor Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bertrand Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Top Moor Side
Apr 2026Robbery Malvern View Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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