Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 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 225.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Harehills Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 363rd 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 Avenue (LS8 4EU) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 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 44 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Avenue (LS8 4EU), 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 Harehills Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Lambton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Airlie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nice View —
Apr 2026Drugs Nice View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nice View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue 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 Back Airlie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Airlie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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