Total Crime Rate
3243.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
725.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 5th 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 Albion Street (LS1 5AP) in the last 12 months was 3243.8 per 1,000 residents and was 699.4% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 725.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Street (LS1 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 813 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (412 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mill Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merrion Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merrion Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merrion Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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