Total Crime Rate

1869.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

840.8 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 1869.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 840.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 492.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 308.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 265.3 10/10
  • Public order 245.4 10/10
  • Other theft 147.6 10/10
  • Drugs 127.7 10/10
  • Robbery 69.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 51.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 33.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
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 Peters Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 168 local areas in Hunslet & Riverside , and the 10th 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 St Peters Square (LS9 8AH) in the last 12 months was 1869.0 per 1,000 residents and was 360.6% higher than the Hunslet & Riverside average (405.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 507 (≈ 840.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Square (LS9 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Coach Station. Police recorded 365 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turlow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cotton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Foundry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeds Coach Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeds Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeds Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leeds Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leeds Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neptune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back York Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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