Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Leeds, LS11 5NW

Dewsbury Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 170th 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 329.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.