Crime Rates at Bexley Avenue, Leeds, LS8 5LU

Bexley Avenue 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 Bexley Avenue (LS8 5LU) 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 Bexley Avenue (LS8 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 268 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.