Total Crime Rate

261.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 261.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 109.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 251st 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 Meadow Road (LS11 9BX) in the last 12 months was 261.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (LS11 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowling Green Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs New Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sweet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingram Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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