Total Crime Rate
117.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harehills Avenue area has the 70th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 882nd 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 Harehills Avenue (LS7 4EU) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harehills Avenue (LS7 4EU), the main crime hotspot is near Back Grange Terrace. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 30 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 | Vehicle crime | Newton Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Hamilton View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newton Park View | 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 | Vehicle crime | Back Harehills Avenue | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Grange View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Grange View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Back Newton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapeltown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reginald Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Grange Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamilton View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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