Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Mews area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 910th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Mews (LS8 3AP) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Mews (LS8 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briarsdale Mews, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briarsdale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarsdale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briarsdale Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Briarsdale Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Briarsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarsdale Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorn Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thorn View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gipton Gate East Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lawrence Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Tree Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipton Gate East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oaklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipton Gate East
Sep 2025Other theft North Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Cross Under investigation

Data Sources

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