Crime Rates at Hawkswood Crescent, Leeds, LS5 3QF

Hawkswood Crescent area has the 50th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1178th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkswood Crescent (LS5 3QF) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkswood Crescent (LS5 3QF), the main crime hotspot is near Cragside Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.