Crime Rates at Portland Crescent, Leeds, LS1 3HJ

Portland Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 13th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Crescent (LS1 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 1773.0 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 837.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Crescent (LS1 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 402 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (191 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.