Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 333.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 87.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Burglary 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water Lane area has the 38th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 158th 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 Water Lane (LS11 9UD) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (LS11 9UD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitehall. Police recorded 60 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 Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitehall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Balm Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meynell Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balm Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Balm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehall Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitehall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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