Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ash Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Headingley & Hyde Park , and the 585th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Road (LS6 3JF) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Headingley & Hyde Park average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (LS6 3JF), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Terrace. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwentwater Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headingley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyshiels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyshiels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Grimthorpe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennett Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grunberg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Headingley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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