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

The Headrow 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 The Headrow (LS1 5RD) 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 The Headrow (LS1 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 468 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Headrow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons King Charles Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Square East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Park Square East Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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