Crime Rates at Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6HD

Briggate 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 Briggate (LS1 6HD) 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 Briggate (LS1 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1074 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (432 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.