Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spen Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 752nd 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 Lane (LS16 5BF) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 5BF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queenswood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ghyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ghyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Farm Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Spen Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spen Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldfarm Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ghyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spen Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
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