Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Adel Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Adel & Wharfedale , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 2,526 local areas in Leeds .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Adel Lane (LS16 8BP) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Adel & Wharfedale average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adel Lane (LS16 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodsley Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adel & Wharfedale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Adel Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Adel Park Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnswood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodsley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodsley Drive | Under investigation |
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