Total Crime Rate
278.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claremont Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little London & Woodhouse , and the 215th 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 Claremont Avenue (LS3 1AT) in the last 12 months was 278.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Little London & Woodhouse average (246.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont Avenue (LS3 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Mount. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Little London & Woodhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutland Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutland Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rutland Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Towers | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rutland Mount | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hyde Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Towers | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seminary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Burley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Burley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cromer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kendal Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little Woodhouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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