Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 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 82.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ellerby Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 1233rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellerby Road (LS9 8LD) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (196.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellerby Road (LS9 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Bouverie Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellerby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bouverie Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft East King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Hill Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East King Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Public order Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dolphin Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellerby Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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