Leeds city centre's crime street hotspots as area among 'most violent in England'

A map shows the 14 Leeds streets where the highest number of crimes have been reported in February 2022.

The map, published by Police.UK, the national website for policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, shows that 1,177 crimes were reported in Leeds.

Of those, 392 were violence or sexual offences, 162 shoplifting and 127 public order offences.

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According to the reports, a large number of crimes took place near a shopping or parking area or a nightclub.

The map shows that 14 Leeds streets saw more than 10 crimes reported in February alone. Boar Lane and Briggate topped the list.

The map by Police.UK, the national website for policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Police.UK)

The map, which is populated with data submitted by local forces, does not include all the crimes that have occurred. Hundreds of them could not be mapped to a location and have therefore not been included.

According to crime figures, Leeds city centre is the most dangerous place in Yorkshire and one of the most violent areas in the whole country.

In February 2022, the following 14 streets had the highest number of crimes reported:

Street Name	Number of crimes reported
On or near Boar Lane	36
On or near Briggate	36
On or near Pitfall Street	31
On or near Call Lane	26
On or near Vicar Lane	22
On or near Wormald Row	17
On or near St George's Road	16
On or near Duncan Street	15
On or near Portland Gate	12
On or near Butterley Street	11
On or near Little Neville Street	11
On or near Blayd's Yard	10
On or near Queens's Court	10
On or near Somers Place	10

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