Crime Rates at Pontefract Avenue, Leeds, LS9 8PF

Pontefract Avenue area has the 51st highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 456th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Avenue (LS9 8PF) in the last 12 months was 193.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Avenue (LS9 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Temple View Place. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.