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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LS1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LS1 recorded 1,058 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 12.51 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 25.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring146.08 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,058 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,058
trending_up +2.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

146.08per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,670

Within LS1 district

Leeds

84,564

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Duncan Street Map
total: 75 Violence and sexual offences: 32 Public order: 10
75
Shopping Area Map
total: 46 Shoplifting: 19 Anti-social behaviour: 7
46
Mill Hill Map
total: 43 Shoplifting: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 7
43
Shopping Area Map
total: 41 Shoplifting: 36 Other crime: 2
41
Lower Basinghall Street Map
total: 33 Shoplifting: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 6
33
Central Road Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 8
31
Merrion Way Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 7
30
Victoria Road Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 8
26
Shopping Area Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 4
26
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 23 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Shoplifting: 5
23

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,058 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
268
25.3%
Shoplifting
215
20.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
115
10.9%
Public Order
98
9.3%
Other Theft
74
7.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
52
4.9%
Theft from Person
48
4.5%
Burglary
46
4.3%
Drug Offences
33
3.1%
Robbery
30
2.8%
Other Crime
27
2.6%
Bicycle Theft
23
2.2%
Vehicle Crime
16
1.5%
Weapons Possession
13
1.2%

Crime Analysis: LS1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LS1 at 25.3%. Shoplifting (20.3%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LS1 has fallen slightly — by 2.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LS1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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