Crime Rates at Dewsbury Road, Leeds, LS11 7DJ

Dewsbury Road area has the 83rd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 541st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewsbury Road (LS11 7DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trentham Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.