Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Martins Avenue area has the 77th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 945th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Avenue (LS7 3LF) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Avenue (LS7 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blake Grove, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Hall Square (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henconner Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Potters Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Hall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pottertown Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Methley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blake Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Martins Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Hall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scott Hall Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Hall Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scott Hall Place —
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Data Sources

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