Crime Rates at The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 5JW

The Headrow area has the 5th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 6th 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 3312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 697.4% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 1062.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Headrow (LS1 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 496 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.