Total Crime Rate

1610.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1610.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 442.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 242.1 10/10
  • Public order 147.4 10/10
  • Other theft 136.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 115.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.7 10/10
  • Burglary 73.7 10/10
  • Other crime 73.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 63.2 10/10
  • Drugs 52.6 10/10
  • Robbery 42.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 15th 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 York Place (LS1 2DR) in the last 12 months was 1610.5 per 1,000 residents and was 287.7% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 642.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Place (LS1 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Park Square East. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Square South —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirsk Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Square East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Square East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Square East —
Sep 2025Burglary Park Square East Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Square East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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