Total Crime Rate

242.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.7 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 242.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Darfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 304th 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 Road (LS8 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 242.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darfield Road (LS8 5DQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Darfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Back Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ashley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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