Total Crime Rate
111.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chirton Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 921st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chirton Grove (LS8 2SS) in the last 12 months was 111.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% higher than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chirton Grove (LS8 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Brookfield Avenue. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Back Hovingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chirton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sandhurst Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chirton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Easterly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hovingham Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Back Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Easterly Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hovingham Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hovingham Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upland Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hovingham Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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