Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawkshead Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 635th 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 Hawkshead Crescent (LS14 6DE) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkshead Crescent (LS14 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Borrowdale Terrace. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkshead Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blencarn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ironwood Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ironwood Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moresdale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Foundry Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironwood View
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkshead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkshead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skelwith Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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