Total Crime Rate

228.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 228.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Links area has the 61st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 335th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Links (LS11 5BF) in the last 12 months was 228.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 147.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Links (LS11 5BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanglewood, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Wood Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Links area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Wood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanglewood Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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