Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · 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 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Weetwood , and the 1032nd highest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spen Lane (LS16 6HL) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Weetwood average (64.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Iveson Lawn. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iveson Lawn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iveson Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iveson Lawn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Iveson Lawn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iveson Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iveson Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Iveson Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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