Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Montagu Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 827th highest 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 Montagu Avenue (LS8 3ET) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Avenue (LS8 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Amberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amberton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amberton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawrence Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Amberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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