Total Crime Rate

13872.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4196.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 13872.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5843.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 4196.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2578.4 10/10
  • Public order 1127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1078.4 10/10
  • Drugs 705.9 10/10
  • Other theft 529.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 392.2 10/10
  • Robbery 372.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 333.3 10/10
  • Burglary 303.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 186.3 10/10
  • Other crime 176.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 127.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 117.7 10/10
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

Kirkgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 2nd 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 Kirkgate (LS2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 13872.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3318.8% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 596 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 428 (≈ 4196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (LS2 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (412 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/439)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 439

Data Sources

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