Total Crime Rate
1773.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
837.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 13th 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 Albion Street (LS2 8ER) in the last 12 months was 1773.0 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 837.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Street (LS2 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 174 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Portland Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Butts Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calverley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Calverley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrion Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lands Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lands Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lands Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lands Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Merrion Way | Under investigation |
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