Total Crime Rate

291.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.4 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 291.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Compton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Gipton & Harehills , and the 204th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Road (LS9 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 291.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Road (LS9 7BJ), 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 Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seaforth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathmore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Darfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brown Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Seaforth Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Bellbrooke Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bellbrooke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathmore Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Compton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broughton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Broughton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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