Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 643rd 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 Spen Lane (LS16 5BS) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 5BS), 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 Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moor Grange Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Latchmere Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Spen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wynford Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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