Total Crime Rate

452.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.2 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 452.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Burglary 32.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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 Dewsbury Road (LS11 5UT) 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 Dewsbury Road (LS11 5UT), the main crime hotspot is near Northcote Crescent. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobson Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Myrtle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jack Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Crescent Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Crescent Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dobson Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dobson Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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