Total Crime Rate

286.2 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 286.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.0 10/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Darfield Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 204th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darfield Place (LS8 5DD) in the last 12 months was 286.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 141.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Place (LS8 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Milan Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darfield Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Compton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conway Mount Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conway Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conway Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Back Ashton Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Conway View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Chatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Darfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cowper Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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