Total Crime Rate
246.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ashton Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 286th 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 Ashton Place (LS8 5BP) in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 172.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashton Place (LS8 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conway View, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley View (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gipton & Harehills| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Florence Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cowper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cowper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conway View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conway View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cowper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Cowper Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Cowper Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Darfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Florence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Conway View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Darfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Compton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Ashton Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Florence Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Florence Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Terrace | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashton View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ashton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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