Crime Rates at Shafton Place, Leeds, LS11 9LT

Shafton Place area has the 80th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 565th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shafton Place (LS11 9LT) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shafton Place (LS11 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Top Moor Side, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meynell Approach (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.