Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elmete Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Roundhay , and the 1213th highest 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 Court (LS8 2QL) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmete Court (LS8 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Wetherby Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmete Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Back Wetherby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Wetherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lady Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Springwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Grange Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwood Grange Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Wetherby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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