Crime Rates at Waverley Garth, Leeds, LS11 6AF

Waverley Garth area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 478th 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 Waverley Garth (LS11 6AF) in the last 12 months was 187.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Garth (LS11 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Grove. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.