Total Crime Rate

133.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.8 1/10
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

Tower House Street area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 767th 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 Tower House Street (LS2 8NT) in the last 12 months was 133.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower House Street (LS2 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 388 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower House Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Row
Apr 2026Other crime Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lands Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Lands Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lands Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lands Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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