Total Crime Rate

661.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 661.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 62.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haddon Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 51st 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 Haddon Avenue (LS4 2JF) in the last 12 months was 661.7 per 1,000 residents and was 343.9% higher than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 242.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haddon Avenue (LS4 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argie Terrace, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Greenhow Walk (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haddon Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Greenhow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Haddon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Evanston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sowood Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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