Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Easterly Cross area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 566th 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 Easterly Cross (LS8 3PB) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Easterly Cross (LS8 3PB), the main crime hotspot is near St Wilfrids Garth. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Easterly Cross area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Wilfrids Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Berkeley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Wilfrids Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Easterly Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Easterly Garth
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Wilfrids Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Easterly Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moynihan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simmons Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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