Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kent Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 699th 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 Kent Crescent (LS28 9EE) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kent Crescent (LS28 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Acres Hall Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 40 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadlands Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acres Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Acres Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hall Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Acres Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Acres Hall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadlands Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acres Hall Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Acres Hall Avenue | 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 | Drugs | Acres Hall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Acres Hall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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