Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gledhow Road area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 810th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gledhow Road (LS8 5ER) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gledhow Road (LS8 5ER), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Burmantofts & Richmond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gledhow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whitfield Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rosebud Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gipton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gipton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gipton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gipton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gipton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gathorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gathorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gathorne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bankside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bayswater Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dolly Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gathorne Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
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