Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hetton Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1176th 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 Hetton Road (LS8 2RT) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hetton Road (LS8 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Gipton Wood Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hetton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hetton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springwood Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Oakwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montagu View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakwood Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gipton Wood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Wood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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