Crime Rates at Hovingham Avenue, Leeds, LS8 3QY

Hovingham Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 646th 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 Hovingham Avenue (LS8 3QY) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 95.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hovingham Avenue (LS8 3QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.