Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 35.4 4/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 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 Avenue (LS8 1AQ) 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 Avenue (LS8 1AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Talbot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Allerton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Allerton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Moor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person East Moor Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime East Moor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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