Crime Rates at The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 5RB

The Headrow 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 The Headrow (LS1 5RB) 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 The Headrow (LS1 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 491 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (211 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.