Total Crime Rate

732.8 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 732.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 304.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Public order 89.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lake Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 44th 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 Lake Street (LS10 2NB) in the last 12 months was 732.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 258.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Street (LS10 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Arthington View. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthington View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthington View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royal Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Playfair Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Playfair Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthington View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arthington View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arthington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arthington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arthington Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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