Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cookridge Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weetwood , and the 1095th lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cookridge Lane (LS16 7LG) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cookridge Lane (LS16 7LG), the main crime hotspot is near Holtdale Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Weetwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holtdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holtdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holtdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holtdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holtdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holtdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holtdale Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holtdale Drive | Under investigation |
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