Crime Rates at East Street, Leeds, LS9 8DP

East Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 495th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (LS9 8DP) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (LS9 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Street, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brussels Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.