Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.8 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 231.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lascelles Road West area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 341st 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 Lascelles Road West (LS8 5PP) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lascelles Road West (LS8 5PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lambton Grove. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lascelles Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nice View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Karnac Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekota Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekota Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Milan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ekota Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Top Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Banstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Hill Top Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Back Milan Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elford Place West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bexley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bexley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elford Place West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place West Under investigation

Data Sources

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