Total Crime Rate
109.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elford Place West area has the 76th highest crime rate of 166 local areas in Chapel Allerton , and the 943rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elford Place West (LS8 5QD) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elford Place West (LS8 5QD), the main crime hotspot is near Conway View. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Banstead Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ekota Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elford Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bexley Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ekota Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ekota Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bexley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bexley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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