Total Crime Rate

384.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 384.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.4 9/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
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 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 Harehills Lane (LS8 3RG) 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 Harehills Lane (LS8 3RG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandhurst Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Darfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Compton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Sandhurst Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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