Crime Rates at Sussex Street, Leeds, LS9 8SE

Sussex Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 433rd 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 Sussex Street (LS9 8SE) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Street (LS9 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.