Crime Rates at High Court Lane, Leeds, LS2 7EU

High Court Lane 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 High Court Lane (LS2 7EU) 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 High Court Lane (LS2 7EU), 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.