Total Crime Rate
304.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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.
View Crime In Hunslet & Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Square East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Britannia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Quay | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Square South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehall Quay | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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