Crime Rates at Waterloo Street, Leeds, LS10 1GZ

Waterloo Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 19th 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 Waterloo Street (LS10 1GZ) in the last 12 months was 1204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 189.8% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 427.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (LS10 1GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Duncan Street. Police recorded 774 crimes here, including 411 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.