Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Waterloo Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 1146th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (LS28 7PW) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Pudsey average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (LS28 7PW), the main crime hotspot is near Ingham'S Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillfoot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingham'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillfoot Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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