Crime Rates at Church Street, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2AR

Church Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 35th 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 Church Street (LS10 2AR) in the last 12 months was 832.0 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 230.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LS10 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Avenue, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hemingway Green (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.