Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillway area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Guiseley & Rawdon , and the 49th lowest 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 Hillway (LS20 8HU) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Guiseley & Rawdon average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillway (LS20 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollins Hill, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldhead Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fieldhead Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollins Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldhead Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollins Hill | Under investigation |
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