Crime Rates at Chaucer Avenue, Pudsey, LS28 9DN

Chaucer Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Pudsey , and the 578th 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 Chaucer Avenue (LS28 9DN) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% higher than the Pudsey average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Avenue (LS28 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelhurst Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.