Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Avenue Hill area has the 70th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 882nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Hill (LS8 4EY) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Hill (LS8 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Hillcrest View, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Grove (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Airlie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Shepherds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Vicars Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Hares Mount
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Hares Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hares Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hares Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hares Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Ellers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Airlie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Airlie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Airlie Avenue 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 Roundhay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldovan Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunan Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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