Total Crime Rate

163.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 163.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wickham Street area has the 76th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 585th 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 Wickham Street (LS11 7AR) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Street (LS11 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Malvern Grove. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Parade Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buckley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Tempest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Sunbeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fulham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fulham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flaxton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stratford Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Back Stratford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlech Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maud Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maud Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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