Total Crime Rate

2528.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2528.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 753.3 10/10
  • Drugs 398.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 242.4 10/10
  • Public order 242.4 10/10
  • Other theft 238.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 129.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 112.6 10/10
  • Burglary 86.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 82.3 10/10
  • Robbery 77.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 73.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.0 10/10
  • Other crime 34.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back York Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 170 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 8th 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 Back York Street (LS2 7ED) in the last 12 months was 2528.1 per 1,000 residents and was 508.6% 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 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 178.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 265 (≈ 1147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back York Street (LS2 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 774 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidney Street (196 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Back York Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Back York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Drugs Back York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station

Data Sources

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