Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Catherines Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1217th 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 St Catherines Walk (LS8 1SB) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% higher than the Roundhay average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Walk (LS8 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Back Ravenscar Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Catherines Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oakwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Boundary Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryder Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ravenscar Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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