Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burley Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 1015th 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 Burley Street (LS3 1LD) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burley Street (LS3 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Mount, where police recorded 420 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rutland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Towers
Apr 2026Drugs Marlborough Towers Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Towers Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duncombe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rutland Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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