Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 176.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitehall Quay area has the 84th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 521st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Quay (LS1 4BU) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1025.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Quay (LS1 4BU), 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 Whitehall Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Britannia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehall Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wharf Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canal Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canal Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Wharf —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Wharf —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Britannia Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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