Total Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelwood Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Moortown , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chelwood Drive (LS8 2AS) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Moortown average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Chelwood Drive (LS8 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Talbot 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.
View Crime In Moortown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Allerton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingswood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Allerton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelwood Drive | — |
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