Total Crime Rate
1610.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britannia Street 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 Britannia Street (LS1 2DZ) 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 Britannia Street (LS1 2DZ), 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.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A58 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grace Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somers Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leighton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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