Total Crime Rate

162.8 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 162.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Lane area has the 66th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 605th 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 Harehills Lane (LS9 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harehills Lane (LS9 6NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Nowell Terrace. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harehills Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Nowell Crescent
Sep 2025Burglary Buller Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Alban Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back St Alban Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Osmondthorpe Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Osmondthorpe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Alban Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Nowell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kitchener Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Back Nowell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Back Nowell Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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