Total Crime Rate
195.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Flaxton Street area has the 75th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxton Street (LS11 6DH) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flaxton Street (LS11 6DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Grove, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coupland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flaxton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flaxton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waverley Garth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bismarck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bismarck Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bismarck Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bismarck Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bismarck Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Colwyn View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Colwyn View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Colwyn View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Stratford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bude Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bude Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trentham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trentham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clovelly Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clovelly Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clovelly Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trentham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Trentham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rowland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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