Total Crime Rate

2632.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1090.9 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 2632.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1090.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 679.7 10/10
  • Drugs 649.4 10/10
  • Public order 277.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 207.8 10/10
  • Other theft 203.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 138.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 99.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 82.3 10/10
  • Burglary 73.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.6 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Other crime 43.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
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 6th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 7th 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 Kirkgate (LS2 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 2632.0 per 1,000 residents and was 548.7% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 157 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 252 (≈ 1090.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (LS2 7DJ), 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 (30/428)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duncan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 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 2026Public order Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Duncan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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