Crime Rates at Shakespeare Close, Leeds, LS9 7UQ

Shakespeare Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 375th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Close (LS9 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Close (LS9 7UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 277 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.