Crime Rates at Balm Place, Leeds, LS11 9PF

Balm Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 28th 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 Balm Place (LS11 9PF) in the last 12 months was 907.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 255.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balm Place (LS11 9PF), 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.