Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.0 2/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Elmwood Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Lane (LS2 8WF) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (115.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Elmwood Lane (LS2 8WF), the main crime hotspot is near Merrion Way. Police recorded 409 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oatland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lovell Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lovell Park Gate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lovell Park Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Park Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lovell Park Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lovell Park Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Lovell Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Brunswick Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merrion Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merrion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Back Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartley Hill —
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Data Sources

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