Total Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meanwood Road area has the 75th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 925th 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 Meanwood Road (LS7 2JD) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meanwood Road (LS7 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Unity Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Buslingthorpe Green | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craven Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melville Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Servia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Servia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Speedwell Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buslingthorpe Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eltham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eltham Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharfedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buslingthorpe Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buslingthorpe Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Chancellor Street | Under investigation |
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