Total Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 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 51st lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 746th 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 Harehills Road (LS8 5LE) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Conway View. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 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 (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ashton Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashton View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Back Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Milan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bexley View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bexley Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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