Total Crime Rate

335.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 335.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Sydenham Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 160th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Road (LS11 9RU) in the last 12 months was 335.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (LS11 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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