Crime Rates at Chestnut Lane, Leeds, LS14 6GJ

Chestnut Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 136 local areas in Burmantofts & Richmond Hill , and the 180th 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 Chestnut Lane (LS14 6GJ) in the last 12 months was 312.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Burmantofts & Richmond Hill average (203.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 183.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Lane (LS14 6GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foundry Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.