Total Crime Rate

719.5 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 719.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.7 10/10
  • Other theft 90.5 10/10
  • Public order 90.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.9 10/10
  • Drugs 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.2 10/10
  • Other crime 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 48th 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 St Matthias Terrace (LS4 2EA) in the last 12 months was 719.5 per 1,000 residents and was 382.7% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 348.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthias Terrace (LS4 2EA), 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 Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Walter Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhow Walk 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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