Total Crime Rate

548.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

301.1 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 548.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 301.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.8 8/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
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

Cowper Road area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 64th 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 Cowper Road (LS9 7AP) in the last 12 months was 548.4 per 1,000 residents and was 231.3% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (165.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 301.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (LS9 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Back Broughton Terrace. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Strathmore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cowper Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowper Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6159
Apr 2026Burglary B6159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruthven View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Compton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Sandhurst Grove
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Broughton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Compton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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