Total Crime Rate

1539.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

564.3 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 1539.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 564.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 425.0 10/10
  • Other theft 257.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 203.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.6 10/10
  • Burglary 121.4 10/10
  • Public order 96.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Drugs 57.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 50.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.3 10/10
  • Robbery 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
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

Sovereign Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 16th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sovereign Street (LS1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 1539.3 per 1,000 residents and was 279.4% 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 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 564.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Street (LS1 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 492 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (141 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/205)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Basinghall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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