Total Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 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 195.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Flaxton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sefton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coupland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waverley Garth
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waverley Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bismarck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bismarck Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bismarck Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bismarck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bismarck Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colwyn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colwyn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colwyn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trentham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clovelly Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clovelly Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trentham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Trentham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rowland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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