Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dawson Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 1011th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dawson Road (LS11 7AS) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Road (LS11 7AS), 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 Dawson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sefton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lodge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hird Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mount Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mount Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Stratford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Stratford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Wickham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stratford Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Maud Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sycamore Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sunbeam Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lodge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Buckley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Luke'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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