Total Crime Rate

1531.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1531.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 517.7 10/10
  • Other theft 227.0 10/10
  • Public order 163.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.5 10/10
  • Burglary 113.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.7 10/10
  • Robbery 42.6 10/10
  • Drugs 35.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Parade area has the 12th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 16th 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 South Parade (LS1 5QL) in the last 12 months was 1531.9 per 1,000 residents and was 268.8% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 730.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Parade (LS1 5QL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in South Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Headrow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Headrow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Headrow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Headrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mill Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Headrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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