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Hunslet & Riverside: your area

Hunslet & Riverside ward · Leeds. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 50% here, compared with 22% across Leeds (28.2 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 7% here, compared with 15.6% across Leeds (8.6 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.4% here, compared with 34.7% across Leeds (5.8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

7%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,862 out of 26,475.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,440 out of 26,474.

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People counted in the census

26,474

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

26,474 out of 26,474.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.4%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

8,591 out of 21,245.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.3%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

6,449 out of 11,866.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

21.7%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,579 out of 11,866.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.3%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,528 out of 21,245.

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Homes rented privately

50%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

5,927 out of 11,865.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

24%

21 March 2021 · Hunslet & Riverside ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,797 out of 11,865.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Hunslet & Riverside ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

7,057 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 7,734 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hunslet & Riverside ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 693 mapped crimes in September 2024; 613 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Hunslet & Riverside
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202469335
October 202467759
November 202464852
December 202463442
January 202556547
February 202556422
March 202559458
April 202567956
May 202564173
June 202560276
July 202576160
August 202567657
September 202561848
October 202557168
November 202560858
December 202553443
January 202653663
February 202657548
March 202663235
April 202656852
May 202661566
June 202651460
July 202667349
August 202661352
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hunslet & Riverside
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime2,596
shoplifting830
other theft690
public order541
vehicle crime424
criminal damage arson421
drugs412
burglary381
robbery202
other crime194
theft from the person153
bicycle theft134
possession of weapons79
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →