Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Spen Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1253rd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spen Road (LS16 5AT) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Kirkstall average (149.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Road (LS16 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Spen Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Woodlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodlands Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Moor Grange Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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