Total Crime Rate

13872.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4196.1 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 13872.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5843.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 4196.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2578.4 10/10
  • Public order 1127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1078.4 10/10
  • Drugs 705.9 10/10
  • Other theft 529.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 392.2 10/10
  • Robbery 372.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 333.3 10/10
  • Burglary 303.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 186.3 10/10
  • Other crime 176.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 127.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 117.7 10/10
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

Eastgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastgate (LS2 7LY) in the last 12 months was 13872.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3318.8% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 596 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 428 (≈ 4196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgate (LS2 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1121 crimes here, including 244 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/329)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Row —
Apr 2026Drugs Cross York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartley Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs High Court Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sidney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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