Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harehills Lane area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 1174th 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 Harehills Lane (LS8 4DN) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Lane (LS8 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Brookfield Avenue. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 62 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 Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldovan Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Airlie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Airlie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Mount Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hares Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Airlie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hares Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Airlie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Roundhay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roxholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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