List of riots in Leeds

Throughout its history Leeds has had several riots, often recurring in the same areas.^[citation needed] Below is a list of recorded riots that have taken place.[1] The most famous of these is perhaps the 1981 Chapeltown riot,^[citation needed] which took place the same time as riots in London (Brixton), Birmingham (Handsworth) and Liverpool (Toxteth).

• 1735 Corn price riot[2]
• 1753 The turnpike riots[2]
• 1754 Holbeck Chapel Riot
• 1800 Corn price riot
• 1811 Corn price riot
• 1842 The Chartist and Plug riots in Holbeck and Hunslet
• 1844 The Military riot
• 1865 Leeds dripping riot
• 1890 The Gasworkers riot[3]
• 1893 Morley miners' riot
• 1908 The suffragette riot
• 1917 An anti-Jewish riot, Quarry Hill
• 1936 The Battle of Holbeck Moor
• 1975 Chapeltown riot
• 1981 Chapeltown riots
• 1987 Chapeltown riot
• 1995 Hyde Park Riot
• 2001 Harehills riot
• 2002 Leeds Festival riots
• The 2011 England riots saw "pockets of disorder" in Leeds[4][5][6]

• 2019 Harehills Bonfire Riot [7]
• 2024 Harehills riot

References

1. "Riots in Leeds". Ford Maguire Society.
2. Libraries, Leeds (12 September 2019). "The Corn-price Riot of 1735 and the Turnpike Riot of 1753". The Secret Library | Leeds Libraries Heritage Blog. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
3. "Leeds Gas Riots". Leeds Museums & Galleries. Leeds City Council. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
4. "London riots: the third night – Monday 8 August 2011". The Guardian. 8 August 2000. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
5. "Man shot in face in Leeds". Yorkshire Post. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
6. "Chapeltown shooting: Police tackle 'pockets of disorder'". BBC News. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
7. "Bonfire Night: Riot police injured during Leeds disorder – 6 November 2019". The BBC. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2024.