Crime Rates at Devonshire Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1AY

Devonshire Avenue area has the 45th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 791st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Avenue (LS8 1AY) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Avenue (LS8 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.