Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelwood Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Moortown , and the 610th 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 Chelwood Drive (LS8 2AS) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Moortown average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelwood Drive (LS8 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Talbot Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bideford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bideford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chelwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chelwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Allerton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chelwood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Talbot Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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