Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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
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

Moorfield Street area has the 72nd highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 905th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorfield Street (LS2 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Street (LS2 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Terrace. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holborn Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moorfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Moorfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Low Close Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leslie Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathcart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cathcart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cathcart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kingston Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holborn Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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