Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1DS

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 1DS) 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 1DS), 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.