Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dewsbury Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 942nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 7BU) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Mafeking Mount. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atha Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mafeking Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Belvedere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mafeking Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harlech Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mafeking Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Mafeking Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mafeking Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Allenby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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