Crime Rates at Ayresome Avenue, Leeds, LS8 1BE

Ayresome Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 251st 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 Ayresome Avenue (LS8 1BE) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Moortown average (71.3 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ayresome Avenue (LS8 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Moor Crescent, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.