Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waincliffe Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 1019th 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 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waincliffe Drive (LS11 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chatswood Avenue. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waincliffe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waincliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Park Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waincliffe Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cardinal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorhouse Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waincliffe Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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