Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DR

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 931st 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (LS8 1DR) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Harewood average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (LS8 1DR), 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.