Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 756th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (LS8 1DR) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norman Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Lidgett Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Norman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lidgett Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Villa Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lidgett Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Villa Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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