Crime Rates at Raincliffe Street, Leeds, LS9 9LW

Raincliffe Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 25th 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 Raincliffe Street (LS9 9LW) in the last 12 months was 1002.8 per 1,000 residents and was 393.5% 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 Shoplifting with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 3733.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 223.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raincliffe Street (LS9 9LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Temple View Grove, where police recorded 260 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxton Mount (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.