Total Crime Rate
452.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
218.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026New Craven Gate area has the 24th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 85th 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 New Craven Gate (LS11 5NF) in the last 12 months was 452.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 218.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Craven Gate (LS11 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admiral Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leathley Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Admiral Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parkfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor Crescent Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Crescent Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jack Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Myrtle Street | Under investigation |
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