Total Crime Rate

355.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.8 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 355.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 20.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 7th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 140th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harehills Avenue (LS8 4HX) in the last 12 months was 355.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Avenue (LS8 4HX), 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 (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lambton Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Mount Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luxor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chirton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Karnac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Rossall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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