Crime Rates at Cowper Avenue, Leeds, LS9 7AZ

Cowper Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 47th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Avenue (LS9 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 720.4 per 1,000 residents and was 323.9% higher than the Gipton & Harehills average (169.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 357.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Avenue (LS9 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Broughton Terrace (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.