Crime Rates at The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PT

The Headrow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 2nd 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 The Headrow (LS1 6PT) in the last 12 months was 13872.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3318.8% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 596 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 428 (≈ 4196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Headrow (LS1 6PT), 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.