Total Crime Rate

18438.5 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 18438.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5385.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4705.9 10/10
  • Public order 1754.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1406.4 10/10
  • Other theft 1310.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 705.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 663.1 10/10
  • Robbery 604.3 10/10
  • Drugs 577.5 10/10
  • Burglary 572.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 304.8 10/10
  • Other crime 235.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 144.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 69.5 10/10
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

Russell Street area has the highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Street (LS1 5RP) in the last 12 months was 18438.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4338.6% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,007 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 13 cases , down -31.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,348 (≈ 7208.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (LS1 5RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 507 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (165 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/277)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Basinghall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Basinghall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Basinghall Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Basinghall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Park Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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