Crime Rates at Wayside Avenue, Scarcroft, Leeds, LS14 3BE

Wayside Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 393rd lowest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside Avenue (LS14 3BE) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Harewood average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside Avenue (LS14 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside Crescent. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.