Total Crime Rate

17887.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6647.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17887.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6647.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5417.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4336.9 10/10
  • Public order 1513.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1379.7 10/10
  • Other theft 1197.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 834.2 10/10
  • Drugs 716.6 10/10
  • Robbery 647.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 636.4 10/10
  • Burglary 443.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 294.1 10/10
  • Other crime 251.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 149.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.5 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boar Lane area has the highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 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 Boar Lane (LS1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 17887.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4308.3% 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 1,013 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 13 cases , down -18.8% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 21.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,243 (≈ 6647.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boar Lane (LS1 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Duncan Street. Police recorded 790 crimes here, including 412 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boar Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/376)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Neville Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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