Total Crime Rate

316.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.8 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Drugs 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 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

Roundhay Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 176th highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roundhay Road (LS8 5AA) in the last 12 months was 316.3 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% higher than the Chapel Allerton average (122.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 192.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roundhay Road (LS8 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roundhay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Avenue Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hill Top Mount Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldovan Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Lunan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Back Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lascelles Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lascelles Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Markham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ekota Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Roundhay Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elford Place West —
Apr 2026Drugs Elford Place West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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