Total Crime Rate

684.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.8 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 684.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 86.5 10/10
  • Other theft 73.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.4 8/10
  • Drugs 48.4 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Robbery 28.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Other crime 22.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
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

Byron Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 44th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Street (LS2 7NA) in the last 12 months was 684.5 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 274.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Street (LS2 7NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Concord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Playhouse Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lady Beck Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Firth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Firth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mabgate Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mabgate Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Playhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Playhouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lady Beck Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lower Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Concord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Concord Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thealby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Thealby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lady Beck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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