Total Crime Rate

303.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.1 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 303.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.6 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Northern Street area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 195th 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 Northern Street (LS1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 303.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northern Street (LS1 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Britannia Street, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somers Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northern Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Burglary King Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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