Crime Rates at Harehills Road, Leeds, LS8 5HS

Harehills Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 165th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5HS) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 97.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Back Milan Street. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.