Crime Rates at Vicars Road, Leeds, LS8 5AS

Vicars Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 779th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicars Road (LS8 5AS) in the last 12 months was 133.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Road (LS8 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Lambton Grove. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.