Total Crime Rate
184.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bayswater Grove area has the 57th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 484th highest 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 Bayswater Grove (LS8 5LN) in the last 12 months was 184.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bayswater Grove (LS8 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 224 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 | Other crime | Lascelles Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayswater Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Ashton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Ashton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Banstead Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ashton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bayswater Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashton Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harehills Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bexley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bexley View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elford Place West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elford Place West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Banstead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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