Crime Rates at Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6LY

Briggate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 4th 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 Briggate (LS1 6LY) in the last 12 months was 3523.5 per 1,000 residents and was 748.2% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 217 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 222.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 268 (≈ 1798.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggate (LS1 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1074 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (411 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.