Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 201.4 9/10
  • Burglary 71.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Canal Wharf area has the 71st highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 416th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Wharf (LS11 5PS) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Wharf (LS11 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Neville Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leodis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leodis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leodis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leodis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Aire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
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Data Sources

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