Total Crime Rate

276.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Matthias Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 220th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Matthias Street (LS4 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 276.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthias Street (LS4 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Greenhow Walk. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthias Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Burley Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Walter Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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