Total Crime Rate

184.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 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 184.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Burglary 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Vicars Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 481st 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 Vicars Road (LS8 5AS) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Road (LS8 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Lambton Grove. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gathorne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayswater View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldovan Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bayswater Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayswater Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Baldovan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Baldovan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Mount Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Airlie Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airlie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Back Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Alcester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Baldovan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Airlie Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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