Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elmwood Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 1071st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Lane (LS15 4JS) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 471.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elmwood Lane (LS15 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near The Cross. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Schoolgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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