Total Crime Rate
242.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dodgson Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 305th 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 Dodgson Avenue (LS7 4BL) in the last 12 months was 242.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 133.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dodgson Avenue (LS7 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Grange Terrace (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Frankland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Grange View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cowper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Hamilton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Hamilton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapeltown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chapeltown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapeltown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Enfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Enfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Enfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Enfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Grange View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dodgson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leopold Grove | Under investigation |
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