Crime Rates at Kelso Street, Leeds, LS2 9PT

Kelso Street area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelso Street (LS2 9PT) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelso Street (LS2 9PT), 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.