Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodeson Lea area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Bramley & Stanningley , and the 907th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodeson Lea (LS13 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% lower than the Bramley & Stanningley average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodeson Lea (LS13 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cowley Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canal Bank View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodeson Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keldholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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