Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spen Lane area has the 50th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1244th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spen Lane (LS16 5BA) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Kirkstall average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 5BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leeds| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Grange Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynford Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenhead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moor Grange Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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