Crime Rates at Wade Lane, Leeds, LS2 8NQ

Wade Lane area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 767th 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 133.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wade Lane (LS2 8NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sidney Street. Police recorded 396 crimes here, including 171 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.