Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Crescent area has the 64th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 863rd 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 Potternewton Crescent (LS7 2DY) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potternewton Crescent (LS7 2DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Miles Hill Square, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Potternewton Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potternewton Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astura Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Potternewton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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
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Data Sources

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