Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmete Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 134th 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 Elmete Close (LS8 2LD) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower than the Roundhay average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmete Close (LS8 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Asket Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmete Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollin Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St. John'S Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. John'S Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary North Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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