Total Crime Rate

995.7 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 995.7 10/10
  • Other theft 363.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Burglary 55.6 10/10
  • Drugs 55.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Other crime 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 26th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 995.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 256.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley View (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middleton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Colwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodview Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burlington Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Park Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Park Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harlech Park Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewsbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belvedere Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burlington Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rowland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Woodview Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Woodview Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Woodview Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Colwyn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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