Total Crime Rate

239.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.5 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 239.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Karnac Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 312th 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 Karnac Road (LS8 5JS) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.6% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Karnac Road (LS8 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Karnac Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easterly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banstead Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banstead Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hovingham Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Dorset Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Milan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conway View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hovingham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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