Crime Rates at North Close, Leeds, LS8 2NE

North Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1260th 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 North Close (LS8 2NE) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Roundhay average (78.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Close (LS8 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmete Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmete Mount (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.