Crime Rates at Wade Lane, Leeds, LS2 8NQ

Wade Lane area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 755th 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 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wade Lane (LS2 8NQ), 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.