Total Crime Rate

737.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 737.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 347.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.4 10/10
  • Public order 73.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wade Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wade Lane (LS2 8NL) in the last 12 months was 737.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 374 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 219.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wade Lane (LS2 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 481 crimes here, including 196 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wade Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merrion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wade Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wade Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merrion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merrion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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