Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mexborough Drive area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1223rd highest crime rate of 2,526 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 Drive (LS7 3EL) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower 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 13 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mexborough Drive (LS7 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Cowper Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mexborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mexborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mexborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapeltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chapeltown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mexborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Mexborough Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mexborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mexborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mexborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Husler Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Reginald Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mexborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Reginald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Reginald Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Cross Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Francis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Reginald Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapeltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Reginald Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Reginald Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sholebroke View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Raby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sholebroke View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Reginald Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Savile Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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