Crime Rate in Harewood, ward

Harewood has the lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Leeds district and the 1933rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Harewood in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Leeds district average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Harewood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 352 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 423 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Harewood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Scholes Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.