Crime Rates at Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4JN

Wellington Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 228th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (LS1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 271.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (LS1 4JN), the main crime hotspot is near Park Square East. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.