Crime Rates at Peel Square, Leeds, LS5 3AL

Peel Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 69th 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 Peel Square (LS5 3AL) in the last 12 months was 531.3 per 1,000 residents and was 256.4% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 637.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peel Square (LS5 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.