Total Crime Rate

225.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.2 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 225.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Other crime 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cardinal Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Beeston & Holbeck , and the 360th 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 Cardinal Avenue (LS11 8HE) in the last 12 months was 225.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Avenue (LS11 8HE), the main crime hotspot is near Cardinal Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardinal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cardinal Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waincliffe Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cardinal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waincliffe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waincliffe Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardinal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardinal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waincliffe Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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