Crime Rates at City Square, Leeds, LS1 2UH

City Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 16th 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 City Square (LS1 2UH) in the last 12 months was 1539.3 per 1,000 residents and was 279.4% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 564.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Square (LS1 2UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 492 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Hill (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.