Total Crime Rate

136.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Avenue area has the 57th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 750th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Avenue (LS7 3LF) in the last 12 months was 136.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Avenue (LS7 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Lodge Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Lodge Close
Sep 2025Public order Back Potters Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Back Potters Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Sholebroke Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Lodge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Back Potternewton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pottertown Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Methley Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Back Laurel Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blake Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Lodge Close

Data Sources

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