Total Crime Rate
1539.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
564.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aire 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 Aire Street (LS1 4HT) 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 Aire Street (LS1 4HT), the main crime hotspot is near Park Square East. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Neville Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canal Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wharf Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharf Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Wharf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Wharf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Wharf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Canal Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foundry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Square East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wharf Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Square East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirsk Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Square South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Square South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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