Total Crime Rate

787.7 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 787.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 166.2 10/10
  • Other theft 120.0 10/10
  • Burglary 70.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Other crime 33.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
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

Whitehall Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 38th 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 Whitehall Road (LS12 1AP) in the last 12 months was 787.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 224.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (LS12 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Springwell Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graingers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Graingers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Graingers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Graingers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Graingers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sutton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Springwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driver Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Springwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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