Total Crime Rate

120.4 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 120.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montagu Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 885th 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 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Avenue (LS8 3ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hollin Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lawrence Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollin Hill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hollin Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lawrence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollin Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montagu Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amberton Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Amberton Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Amberton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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