Total Crime Rate

425.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 425.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 99th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waincliffe Crescent (LS11 8EU) in the last 12 months was 425.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.2% higher than the Beeston & Holbeck average (174.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 230.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waincliffe Crescent (LS11 8EU), 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 Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jessamine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waincliffe Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waincliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Durban Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durban Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Durban Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grovehall Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waincliffe Garth 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhouse Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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