Crime Rates at Lowther Street, Leeds, LS8 5PH

Lowther Street area has the 65th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 814th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Street (LS8 5PH) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Street (LS8 5PH), 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.