Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pearson Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 1198th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearson Avenue (LS6 1JA) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearson Avenue (LS6 1JA), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornville Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopewell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Howden Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hopewell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Royal Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Royal Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopewell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopewell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Hessle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brudenell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Back Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornville Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brudenell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brudenell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Thornville Row | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ebor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hopewell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Welton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ebor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Top Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopewell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wrangthorn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Brudenell Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Back Regent Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Park View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Street | Under investigation |
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