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

New Market 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 New Market Street (LS1 6DG) 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 New Market Street (LS1 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1565 crimes here, including 416 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/475)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Court Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lady Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Calls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Calls Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Calls Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs The Calls Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs The Calls Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Calls Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Calls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitfall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitfall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitfall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 475

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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