Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 42nd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Kirkstall , and the 1040th 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 5EL) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 5EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 37 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 (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Woodbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodbridge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spen Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oak Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spen Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spen Bank —
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Data Sources

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