Total Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valley Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 821st lowest 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 Valley Gardens (LS7 4QE) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valley Gardens (LS7 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northbrook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Short Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Back Allerton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Allerton Grange Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Back Allerton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Back Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
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