Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sefton Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 1108th 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 Sefton Avenue (LS11 7BA) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Avenue (LS11 7BA), 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 Sefton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Parkfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Stratford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlech Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Harlech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harlech Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Harlech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Burlington Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Colwyn View Under investigation
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 2026Public order Sunbeam Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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