Holbeck
Middle areaSouth Leeds. 10,853 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Holbeck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Holbeck
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbeck at a rate of 155.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 619 |
| Other crime | 322 |
| Vehicle crime | 252 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 124 |
| Burglary | 116 |
| Drug offences | 68 |
| Robbery | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 14 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Holbeck compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Holbeck safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holbeck at a rate of 155.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.7 per 1,000 people across Leeds.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 125 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holbeck.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (619), other crime (322) and vehicle crime (252).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Leeds
These figures are published for the whole of Leeds, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Leeds and not Holbeck alone. See Leeds
Holbeck in brief
The median price paid for a home in Holbeck was £160,000 in 2025.
Holbeck had 9,059 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Holbeck live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Holbeck, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.