Total Crime Rate

145.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.9 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 145.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Harehills Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 690th 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 Harehills Lane (LS8 3QE) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Lane (LS8 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Back Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hovingham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Sandhurst Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hovingham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hovingham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banstead Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banstead Street East Under investigation
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Data Sources

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