Total Crime Rate

271.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.5 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 271.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Harehills Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 232nd 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 Harehills Road (LS8 5HS) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5HS), the main crime hotspot is near Lambton Grove. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Mount Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Back Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashton Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashton Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Back Rossall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Dorset Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bexley Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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