Total Crime Rate

751.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

380.1 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 751.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 380.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 239.8 10/10
  • Public order 99.6 10/10
  • Other theft 95.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Drugs 49.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Other crime 27.2 10/10
  • Robbery 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • 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

St Matthias Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 35th 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 751.1 per 1,000 residents and was 452.7% higher than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 380.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% 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 61 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Village Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Matthias' Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lennox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Greenhow Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Greenhow Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Village Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Village Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vinery Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Burley Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vinery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vinery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhow Walk Under investigation
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