Crime Rates at Gledhow Road, Leeds, LS8 5ES

Gledhow Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gledhow Road (LS8 5ES) in the last 12 months was 467.2 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 225.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gledhow Road (LS8 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.