Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mexborough Avenue area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1184th highest crime rate of 2,525 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mexborough Avenue (LS7 3ED) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (121.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mexborough Avenue (LS7 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Cowper Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reginald Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mexborough Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Public order Husler Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sholebroke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Olrika Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Walk Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Mexborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapeltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Drugs Sholebroke Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs A61 Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapeltown Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft A61 Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Back Sholebroke View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sholebroke View Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Laurel Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Husler Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Louis Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Husler Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Mexborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Back Mexborough Drive Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Laurel Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Row Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Row Action to be taken by another organisation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Mexborough Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Cross Cowper Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Savile Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Theft from the person Cross Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Possession of weapons Cross Cowper Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Cross Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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