Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waterloo Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Bramley & Stanningley , and the 847th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Crescent (LS13 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Bramley & Stanningley average (124.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Crescent (LS13 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Copper Beech Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Copper Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broadlea View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadlea View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Landseer Mount —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadlea Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Snowden Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Westmoreland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broad Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Catherine'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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