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 Crescent 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 Crescent (LS9 7AT) 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 Crescent (LS9 7AT), 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 Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broughton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Sandhurst Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brown Hill Crescent Under investigation
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 Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B6159 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Compton Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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