Crime Rates at City Square, Leeds, LS1 2ES

City Square area has the highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Square (LS1 2ES) in the last 12 months was 17887.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4308.3% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,013 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 13 cases , down -18.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 21.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,243 (≈ 6647.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Square (LS1 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 492 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (180 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.