Total Crime Rate
2049.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Place 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 Place (LS1 2SJ) 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 Place (LS1 2SJ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Square East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somers Place | — |
| 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 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Britannia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Central Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A58 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aire Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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