Total Crime Rate

3243.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

725.0 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 3243.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1537.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 725.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 456.3 10/10
  • Other theft 225.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.8 10/10
  • Public order 193.8 10/10
  • Burglary 137.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 125.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 93.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 68.8 10/10
  • Drugs 62.5 10/10
  • Other crime 56.3 10/10
  • Robbery 43.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 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

The Headrow 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 The Headrow (LS1 5JW) 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 The Headrow (LS1 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 476 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (189 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Headrow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/326)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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