Crime Rates at Kirkgate, Leeds, LS2 7DR

Kirkgate area has the 21st highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 43rd 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 Kirkgate (LS2 7DR) in the last 12 months was 735.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (415.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 256.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkgate (LS2 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 1074 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (411 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.