Total Crime Rate

171.0 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 171.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 64th highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 563rd 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 The Avenue (LS9 8FQ) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (LS9 8FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Court. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellerby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouverie Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plaid Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flax Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ellerby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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