Total Crime Rate

129.4 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 129.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Amberton Crescent area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 816th 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 Amberton Crescent (LS8 3JA) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberton Crescent (LS8 3JA), 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 Amberton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lawrence Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montagu Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawrence Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oaklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 Thorn Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Easterly View Under investigation

Data Sources

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