Crime Rates at Gotts Road, Leeds, LS12 1DL

Gotts 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 Gotts Road (LS12 1DL) 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 Gotts Road (LS12 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springwell Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.