Total Crime Rate

309.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 309.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Briggate area has the 41st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 185th 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 New Briggate (LS1 6NU) in the last 12 months was 309.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Briggate (LS1 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (412 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Briggate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/387)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Merrion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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