Crime Rates at The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PU

The Headrow area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 170 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 6PU) in the last 12 months was 14245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3329.2% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 663 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 13 cases , up 160.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 439 (≈ 4303.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Headrow (LS1 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1565 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.