Total Crime Rate

273.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.6 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foundry Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 223rd 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 Foundry Avenue (LS8 3NH) in the last 12 months was 273.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 175.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Avenue (LS8 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near St Wilfrids Garth. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarsdale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briarsdale Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harehills Park Terrace —
Sep 2025Robbery Harehills Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorn Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Easterly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thorn View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harehills Park Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Easterly View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Wilfrids Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarsdale Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Briarsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Briarsdale Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briarsdale Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harehills Park Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harehills Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harehills Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harehills Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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