Crime Rates at Park Square West, Leeds, LS1 2PQ

Park Square West area has the 7th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 9th 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 Park Square West (LS1 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 2049.0 per 1,000 residents and was 393.3% 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 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 1196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Square West (LS1 2PQ), 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.