Total Crime Rate

1746.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1746.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 482.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 382.1 10/10
  • Other theft 192.9 10/10
  • Public order 139.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 89.3 10/10
  • Burglary 85.7 10/10
  • Drugs 53.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.0 10/10
  • Robbery 39.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.1 10/10
  • Other crime 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sovereign Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 13th 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 Square (LS1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 1746.4 per 1,000 residents and was 320.4% higher 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 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 667.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sovereign Square (LS1 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Duncan Street. Police recorded 774 crimes here, including 411 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sovereign Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/303)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncan Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 303

Data Sources

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