Total Crime Rate

1574.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

631.2 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 1574.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 631.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 453.9 10/10
  • Other theft 276.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.0 10/10
  • Public order 141.8 10/10
  • Burglary 113.5 10/10
  • Drugs 49.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.6 10/10
  • Other crime 35.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
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

Bedford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 14th 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 Bedford Street (LS1 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 1574.5 per 1,000 residents and was 288.0% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 631.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (LS1 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 476 crimes here, including 169 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/291)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lands Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft King Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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