Total Crime Rate

155.6 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 155.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weetwood , and the 635th 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 6JE) in the last 12 months was 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 139.4% higher than the Weetwood average (65.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spen Lane (LS16 6JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luttrell Gardens, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iveson Lawn (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spen Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luttrell Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luttrell Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkstone Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iveson Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wynford Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iveson Lawn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spennithorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spennithorne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spennithorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moor Grange Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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