Crime Rates at Gower Street, Leeds, LS2 7RG

Gower Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 45th 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 Gower Street (LS2 7RG) in the last 12 months was 725.8 per 1,000 residents and was 257.2% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 246.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (LS2 7RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 491 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Coach Station (173 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.