Total Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harehills Road area has the 65th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 568th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5LE) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Road (LS8 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conway View, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexley View (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Darfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ashley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conway View
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bexley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Banstead Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexley View
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bexley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conway View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ashton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Florence Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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