Leeds City Centre
Middle areaSouth Leeds. 14,027 people in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Leeds City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leeds City Centre
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leeds City Centre at a rate of 905.5 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 | 3,415 |
| Other crime | 2,746 |
| Shoplifting | 2,731 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,111 |
| Drug offences | 756 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 492 |
| Theft from the person | 463 |
| Burglary | 418 |
| Robbery | 348 |
| Vehicle crime | 222 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leeds City Centre compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leeds City Centre safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leeds City Centre at a rate of 905.5 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, 1,104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leeds City Centre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,415), other crime (2,746) and shoplifting (2,731).
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 Leeds City Centre alone. See Leeds
Leeds City Centre in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leeds City Centre was £187,500 in 2025.
Leeds City Centre had 9,531 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Leeds City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leeds City Centre, 74.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.