Crime Rates at Benson Street, Leeds, LS7 1AG

Benson Street area has the 60th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 811th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benson Street (LS7 1AG) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benson Street (LS7 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Concord Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.