Total Crime Rate

1026.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

623.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1026.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 623.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 466.0 10/10
  • Public order 130.9 10/10
  • Other theft 104.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great George Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 24th 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 Great George Street (LS1 3DL) in the last 12 months was 1026.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.9% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 623.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great George Street (LS1 3DL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Ring Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Square East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blundell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Square East Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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