Crime Rates at Hamilton Avenue, Leeds, LS7 4EQ

Hamilton Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 229th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Avenue (LS7 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 271.1 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 200.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Avenue (LS7 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Grange Terrace, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Grove (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.