Total Crime Rate
139.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Josephs Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 729th 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 St Josephs Way (LS28 7FJ) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% higher than the Pudsey average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Josephs Way (LS28 7FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Crimbles Place. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pudsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crimbles Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swinnow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crimbles Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Crown Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crimbles Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lane End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Priestley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grange Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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