Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harehills 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hamilton View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newton Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Cowper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Hamilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hamilton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Harehills Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Grange View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Grange View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Newton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapeltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chapeltown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chapeltown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Reginald Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Grange Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton View Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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