Total Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roper Grove area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 596th 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 Roper Grove (LS8 1LF) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roper Grove (LS8 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lidgett Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gledhow Wood Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidgett Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
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