Crime Rates at New York Street, Leeds, LS2 7DF

New York Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 39th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around New York Street (LS2 7DF) in the last 12 months was 718.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 205.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New York Street (LS2 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 776 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Coach Station (181 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.