Crime Rates at Darfield Street, Leeds, LS8 5DB

Darfield Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 178th 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 Darfield Street (LS8 5DB) in the last 12 months was 315.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 167.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Street (LS8 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Milan Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.