Total Crime Rate

365.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.0 10/10
  • Public order 60.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Joseph Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 132nd 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 365.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Street (LS10 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Avenue. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 25 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gardeners Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gardeners Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gardeners Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gardeners Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pym Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pym Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prosper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Joseph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Donisthorpe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Donisthorpe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Whitfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmtree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penny Lane Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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