Total Crime Rate

304.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Public order 54.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
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 41st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 185th 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 5QX) in the last 12 months was 304.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower 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 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Parade (LS1 5QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 491 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (157 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Butts Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Headrow
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Headrow
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Headrow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Headrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Headrow 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 Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butts Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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