Total Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.6 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 84.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dorset Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 1201st highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Avenue (LS8 3RA) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (LS8 3RA), 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 Dorset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Karnac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Rossall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back Milan Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Dorset Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Hovingham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Sandhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
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Data Sources

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