Crime Rates at Wharf Approach, Holbeck, Leeds, LS1 4GH

Wharf Approach area has the 71st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 416th 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 Wharf Approach (LS1 4GH) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Approach (LS1 4GH), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Street. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.