Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hessle Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 884th lowest 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 Hessle Avenue (LS6 1EF) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Headingley & Hyde Park average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hessle Avenue (LS6 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Park Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hessle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardigan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walmsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Beamsley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Brudenell Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Brudenell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back Brudenell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Brudenell Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beamsley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Beamsley Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Norwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopewell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornville Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Back Harold Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brudenell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hopewell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopewell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brudenell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Royal Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hopewell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brudenell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopewell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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