Total Crime Rate
215.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moresdale Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Killingbeck & Seacroft , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moresdale Lane (LS14 6TD) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Killingbeck & Seacroft average (183.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moresdale Lane (LS14 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Borrowdale Terrace. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Killingbeck & Seacroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnside Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parkway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Phoenix Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Somerville View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerville View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borrowdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borrowdale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerville Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Foundry Mill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ironwood Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Somerville View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarnside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironwood Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tarnside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ironwood Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mardale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironwood Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelwith Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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