Total Crime Rate

2049.0 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 2049.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 710.8 10/10
  • Public order 362.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 161.8 10/10
  • Other theft 152.0 10/10
  • Drugs 117.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 73.5 10/10
  • Robbery 68.6 10/10
  • Burglary 63.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.3 10/10
  • Other crime 29.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
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

Westgate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 9th 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 Westgate (LS1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 2049.0 per 1,000 residents and was 393.3% 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 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 1196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (LS1 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riverside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Towers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Towers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Towers Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fountain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Towers Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A58 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Towers Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Towers Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Towers —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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