Crime Rates at Darfield Avenue, Leeds, LS8 5DF

Darfield Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 281st 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 Avenue (LS8 5DF) in the last 12 months was 250.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 121.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Avenue (LS8 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Broughton Terrace. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.