Total Crime Rate

371.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 371.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 86.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Woodhouse Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 129th 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 Woodhouse Square (LS3 1AD) in the last 12 months was 371.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhouse Square (LS3 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Somers Place. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhouse Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inner Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Claremont Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blundell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A58(M) Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Towers —
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Towers Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Towers Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belmont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duncombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chorley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft West Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Ring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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