Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hares Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 739th 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 Hares Road (LS8 4LL) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hares Road (LS8 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avenue Hill (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hares Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grange Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Hillcrest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Hillcrest View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hares Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shepherds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hares Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hares Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillcrest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton View
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherds Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Rossington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gathorne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Avenue Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Hillcrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gathorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gathorne Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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