Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Moor Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 20th 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 East Moor Crescent (LS8 1BG) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
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 ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Moor Crescent (LS8 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devonshire Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moortown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Moor Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingswood Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | East Moor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | East Moor Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | East Moor Road | Under investigation |
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