Crime Rates at Dobson Avenue, Leeds, LS11 5PD

Dobson Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 57th 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 Dobson Avenue (LS11 5PD) in the last 12 months was 596.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 277.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dobson Avenue (LS11 5PD), 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.