Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sholebroke Avenue area has the 82nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1058th 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 Sholebroke Avenue (LS7 3HD) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -26.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sholebroke Avenue (LS7 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Newton View. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mexborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mexborough Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Reginald Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapeltown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mexborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mexborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mexborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mexborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mexborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapeltown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapeltown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reginald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reginald Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mexborough Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Reginald Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cross Reginald Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Reginald Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Reginald Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Reginald Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mexborough Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Reginald Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Reginald Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Reginald Mount | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mexborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Back Newton Grove | Under investigation |
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