Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meanwood Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 787th 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 Meanwood Road (LS7 2JF) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meanwood Road (LS7 2JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meanwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfedale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eltham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meanwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Speedwell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beulah Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beulah Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glossop Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Melville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glossop Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eltham Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sugarwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burchett Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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