Crime Rates at Talbot Road, Leeds, LS8 1AG

Talbot Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 504th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talbot Road (LS8 1AG) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talbot Road (LS8 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Moor Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talbot Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.