Total Crime Rate

394.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 394.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 103.3 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Other crime 28.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 110th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LS23 6AW) in the last 12 months was 394.4 per 1,000 residents and was 795.9% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LS23 6AW), the main crime hotspot is near Gas Works Lane, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

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Data Sources

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