Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 169.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hares View area has the 38th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 558th 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 Hares View (LS8 4LH) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hares View (LS8 4LH), 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 Hares View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Airlie Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gathorne Close 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 2026Vehicle crime Back Airlie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Shepherds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillcrest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Hillcrest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekota Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekota Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ponderosa Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Baldovan Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Hares Mount
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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