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

Harehills Road 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 Harehills Road (LS8 5BW) 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 Harehills Road (LS8 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 224 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banstead Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Ashton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westlock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Back Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bayswater Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harehills Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bayswater Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conway Drive 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 Elford Place East 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 Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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