Total Crime Rate

220.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lowfields Avenue area has the 66th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 377th 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 Lowfields Avenue (LS12 6HH) in the last 12 months was 220.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfields Avenue (LS12 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hoxton Mount. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfields Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowfields Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Fields Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hoxton Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hoxton Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hoxton Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hoxton Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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