Crime Rates at Waincliffe Drive, Leeds, LS11 8ET

Waincliffe Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 1090th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waincliffe Drive (LS11 8ET) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waincliffe Drive (LS11 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chatswood Avenue. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.