Total Crime Rate

304.8 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 304.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Public order 54.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
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

St Pauls Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 185th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Street (LS1 2JG) in the last 12 months was 304.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower 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 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Street (LS1 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 186 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park Square East Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Britannia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leighton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Square South
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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