Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Amberton Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 1152nd 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 Amberton Street (LS8 3JS) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberton Street (LS8 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amberton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amberton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberton Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lawrence Gardens 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 Oak Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Under investigation
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 2025Drugs Lawrence Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primo Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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