Total Crime Rate
1026.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
623.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great 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 3LA) 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 3LA), 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.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Square East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park Square East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Inner Ring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Square East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Park Square East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blundell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Square East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Inner Ring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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