Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkswood Crescent area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 801st 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 Hawkswood Crescent (LS5 3PT) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkswood Crescent (LS5 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkswood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cragside Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Woodhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Hill Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Hill Rise —
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Data Sources

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