Total Crime Rate
45.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hough Side Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 722nd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hough Side Road (LS28 9BR) in the last 12 months was 45.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hough Side Road (LS28 9BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harley Walk, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowell Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pudsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harley Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hillside View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillside View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harley Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Priestley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lane End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadlands Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Swinnow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadlands Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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