Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Talbot Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 894th 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 Talbot Avenue (LS4 2PG) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Avenue (LS4 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Argie Terrace, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Village Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Village Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Haddon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haddon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Terrace
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sowood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sowood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martin Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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