Total Crime Rate

280.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 77.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sweet Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 211th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweet Street (LS11 9DB) in the last 12 months was 280.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweet Street (LS11 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Water Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sweet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandlewood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leodis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apex View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadow Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nineveh Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ingram Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Francis Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leodis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leodis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leodis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Saw Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandlewood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandlewood Green Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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