Total Crime Rate

1268.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

412.9 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 1268.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 412.9 10/10
  • Other theft 273.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 258.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 109.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 59.7 10/10
  • Burglary 59.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.8 10/10
  • Robbery 34.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
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

Waterloo Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 17th 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 1268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 212.7% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 412.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (LS10 1GZ), the main crime hotspot is near Duncan Street. Police recorded 790 crimes here, including 412 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/297)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Concordia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Armouries Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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