Total Crime Rate

201.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 201.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Chandlers area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 418th 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 The Chandlers (LS2 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 201.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chandlers (LS2 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Coach Station. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Chandlers area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brussels Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brussels Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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