Crime Rates at Back Ruthven View, Leeds, LS8 3RF

Back Ruthven View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 117th 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 Back Ruthven View (LS8 3RF) in the last 12 months was 384.8 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 144.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Ruthven View (LS8 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Broughton Terrace. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.