Total Crime Rate

399.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 399.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.4 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.6 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rossall Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 114th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rossall Road (LS8 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 399.2 per 1,000 residents and was 246.9% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 231.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossall Road (LS8 5BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rossall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brookfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Back Milan Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brookfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Milan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Milan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Roundhay Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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