Total Crime Rate
189.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emville Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 113 local areas in Harewood , and the 461st 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 Emville Avenue (LS17 8BB) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 330.3% higher than the Harewood average (44.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 48.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emville Avenue (LS17 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Chartwell Court. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 4 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 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chartwell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrogate View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrogate View | Under investigation |
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