Crime Rates at Northern Street, Leeds, LS1 4AL

Northern Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 228th 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 271.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% 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 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somers Place (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.