Total Crime Rate

239.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Drugs 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashton Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 315th 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 Grove (LS8 5BR) in the last 12 months was 239.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Grove (LS8 5BR), the main crime hotspot is near Conway View. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conway View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Ashton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ashton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Ashton Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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