Total Crime Rate

377.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.4 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 377.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.0 10/10
  • Public order 51.4 10/10
  • Burglary 45.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Joseph Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joseph Street (LS10 2AD) in the last 12 months was 377.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Street (LS10 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Avenue. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Joseph Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Whitfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Donisthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmtree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penny Lane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elmtree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elmtree Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardeners Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gardeners Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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