Total Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southleigh Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southleigh Gardens (LS11 5SL) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southleigh Gardens (LS11 5SL), the main crime hotspot is near Oakhurst Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southleigh Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanglewood Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Parkside Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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