Crime Rates at The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 5RL

The Headrow area has the 45th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 205th 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 5RL) in the last 12 months was 290.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 266 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Headrow (LS1 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 468 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (191 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.