Total Crime Rate

248.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 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 248.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 286th 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 Dewsbury Road (LS11 5NW) in the last 12 months was 248.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bismarck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Rawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garnet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Crescent Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longroyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cockburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockburn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longroyd Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longroyd Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longroyd Crescent North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Crescent Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dobson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Linden Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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