Crime Rates at Kelso Road, Leeds, LS2 9PR

Kelso Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 261st 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 Kelso Road (LS2 9PR) in the last 12 months was 259.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Little London & Woodhouse average (243.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelso Road (LS2 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belle Vue Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelso Place (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.