Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Potternewton Avenue area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1195th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potternewton Avenue (LS7 2DT) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potternewton Avenue (LS7 2DT), the main crime hotspot is near Potternewton Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Potternewton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stainbeck Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astura Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miles Hill Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potternewton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potternewton Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miles Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potternewton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Potternewton Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potternewton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potternewton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potternewton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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