Crime Rates at Bayswater Road, Leeds, LS8 5NW

Bayswater 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 Bayswater Road (LS8 5NW) 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 Bayswater Road (LS8 5NW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 277 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.