Total Crime Rate
76.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 1184th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (LS28 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Street (LS28 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Littlemoor Crescent South. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pudsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlemoor Crescent South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Littlemoor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Radcliffe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radcliffe Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southroyd Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southroyd Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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